Check List 16(1): 53-57, doi: 10.15560/16.1.53

First records of Myriostoma calongei Baseia, Sousa & Martín (Geastraceae, Basidiomycota) in central Brazil

Carlos Filipe Camilo-Cotrim^‡, Lucas Leonardo-Silva^‡, Solange Xavier-Santos^‡

‡ Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Anápolis, Brazil

Corresponding author: Solange Xavier-Santos ( solange.xavier@ueg.br )

Academic editor: Claudia López Lastra

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Citation: Camilo-Cotrim CF, Leonardo-Silva L, Xavier-Santos S (2020) First records of Myriostoma calongei Baseia, Sousa & Martín (Geastraceae, Basidiomycota) in central Brazil. Check List 16(1): 53-57. https://doi.org/10.15560/16.1.53

Abstract

Myriostoma Desv. is a genus of gasteroid fungi, distinguished from the other star-shaped fungi by the basidioma morphology with multiple pedicels and multi-stomata endoperidium. Studies based on phylogenetic, morphological characteristics and geographical distribution allowed the delimitation of five species in the genus. In Brazil, it is represented by M. calongei Baseia, Sousa & Martín, which distribution was restricted to South and Northeast regions. The present study describes the first records of Myriostoma in central Brazil, including Cerrado biome and Central-West region, thus expanding the known geographic distribution in the country.

Keywords

Gasteromycetes, gasteroid fungi, geographic distribution, new occurrences