Tulostoma lloydii Bres., in Petri, Ann. Mycol. 2(5): 423. 1904. Figures 2h, 11

Holotype .

USA (S!).

A characteristic species originally described from N. America. We have not sequenced the holotype, but its macro- and micromorphology (Figure 11a) are very similar to that of the collections here studied (Figure 2h).

Habitat and distribution.

Tulostoma lloydii is recorded from N. America and Europe (Wright 1987). In Europe it has a Mediterranean distribution, having been reported from Italy and Spain. According to Wright (1987) it is a species of "forest soil, among humus and plant debris". The studied material from Italy was collected in a garden, but there are also findings from more xeric environments on calcareous soil and on littoral sand dunes in Spain.

Other specimens examined.

ITALY, Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Pordenone, Vivaro, in litter under Thuja orientalis in church yard, Oct. 2012, E. Campo, M. Lahti 201210 (GB)*. SPAIN, Córdoba: Priego de Córdoba, terreno calizo con encinas, Apr. 1988, J. Gómez (AH 11606)*; Madrid: Guadalix de la Sierra, entre briófitos, en suelo básico, 23 May 2003, A. González, ARBA (AH 31156, GB)*.