تاموتسو هوشینو - Research Institute of Genome-based Biofactory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science &and Technology (AIST), ۲-۱۷-۲-۱, Tsukisamu-higashi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido ۰۶۲-۸۵۱۷, Japan
محمد رضا آصف - Department of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant ProtectionPlant Pests & Diseases Research Institute, P.O. Box ۱۴۵۴, Tehran ۱۹۳۹۵, Iran
مینکو فوجیوارا - Research Institute of Genome-based Biofactory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science &and Technology (AIST), ۲-۱۷-۲-۱, Tsukisamu-higashi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido ۰۶۲-۸۵۱۷, Japan
ایسائو یوموتو - Research Institute of Genome-based Biofactory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science &and Technology (AIST), ۲-۱۷-۲-۱, Tsukisamu-higashi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido ۰۶۲-۸۵۱۷, Japan
رسول زارع - Department of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant ProtectionPlant Pests & Diseases Research Institute, P.O. Box ۱۴۵۴, Tehran ۱۹۳۹۵, Iran E-mail: sSimplicillium@yahoo.com

Three kinds of sclerotia of Typhula spp. from Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and Qazvin Provinces in the northwest of Iran were collected. Morphology and ITS sequences of rDNA suggested that the collected fungi belonged to Typhula incarnata Lasch, Typhula phacorrhiza (Reichardt) Fr. and Typhula sp. These three taxa are new records in the Middle East and the result of this research suggests that Iran is one of the southern limits of geographical distribution of sclerotium forming snow mould fungi.

Iran, new record, snow mould fungi, Typhula incarnata, T.yphula phacorrhiza