Pisolithus albus (Sclerodermataceae), a first record from Egypt

Pisolithus albus (Basidiomycota, Sclerodermataceae) is reported here for the first time from Egypt where it was found on Karaman Island in Sohag Governorate. It forming an ectomycorrhizal association with Eucalyptus occidentalis and Vachellia nilotica. The fungus also near two potentially new hosts: Paspalum distichum Dodonaea viscosa; however, mycorrhizal connections these hosts not proven. Phylogenetic analyses combined ITS LSU rDNA sequences dataset placed Egyptian specimen within complex clade. described, illustrated, phylogenetically analyzed this article. Various locations of taxon are reviewed.