Based on earlier research and field sample collections, a checklist of the species composition of aphyllophoroid ba-sidiomycetes in Iraq is presented. A total of 26 species belonging to 20 genera, 13 families, and 8 orders are reported. Among them, Fuscoporia torulosa (Pers.) T. Wagner & M. Fisch., Phellinus hartigii (Allesch. & Schnabl) Pat., and Stereum hirsutum (Willd.) Pers. are newly recorded for the Iraqi mycobiota. The orders Russulales, Polyporales, and Hymenochaetales displayed the greatest species diversity. The families with the highest number of taxa were Stereaceae and Hymenochaetaceae (5 species each), followed by Phanerochaetaceae (4 species) and Atheliaceae (2 species). The other reported families—Corticaceae, Fomitopsidaceae, Hydnaceae, Hydnodontaceae, Oliveoniaceae, Peniophoraceae, Plerulaceae, Rickenellaceae, and Schizoporaceae—were represented by a single species each. The distribution and habitat of each species in Iraq are also summarized. This checklist will be useful for future studies on fungal diversity in the country.
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