(1459) Proposal to conserve the name Armillaria matsutake against Armillaria nauseosa (Fungi, Basidiomycotina, Tricholomataceae)

Biogeography of the Japanese Gourmet Fungus, Tricholoma matsutake: A Review of the Distribution and Functional Ecology of Matsutake

“…The taxonomy and phylogeny of matsutake are central to understanding the current distribution of T. matsutake and its host associations (Ryman et al 2000;Ota et al 2012;Christensen and Heilmann-Clausen 2013). The "Caligata" clade of matsutake mushrooms (Murata et al 2013b) in the section Caligata (Bon 1991) consists of several Tricholoma species associated with conifers, of which the basal member is T. caligatum from Europe.…”

New findings on the fungal species <i>Tricholoma matsutake</i> from Ukraine, and revision of its taxonomy and biogeography based on multilocus phylogenetic analyses

“…This incurred a taxonomic issue, in that T. matsutake can be synonymized to T. nauseosum , based on the priority of the latter by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. However, Ryman, Bergius, and Danell (2000) suggested retaining the name T. matsutake because of the established common name “matsutake mushroom” globally, and the historical and cultural importance of the mushroom in biology and the food industry. Recently, the scientific names of American matsutake mushrooms were revised, i.e., the eastern and pale tan color T. magnivelare , western and whitish T. murrillianum , and tan color Mesoamerican T. mesoamericanum , most of which had been identified as T. magnivelare , T. ponderosum ( Armillaria ponderosa ), T. murrillianum ( A. arenicola ) or merely “matsutake” ( Smith, 1979 ; Redhead, 1984 ; Arora, 1986 ; Singer, 1986 ; Hosford et al, 1997 ; Trudell et al, 2017 ).…”

“…Kawamura (1913) also did not designate any biological materials for the fungal description. Therefore, the drawing of C. edodes by Kawamura (1913) has been designated as the lectotype of T. matsutake ( Ryman et al, 2000 ). Agaricus edodes Berk.…”