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

• Main Authors: Carlos Filipe Camilo-Cotrim, Lucas Leonardo-Silva, Solange Xavier-Santos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-01-01
• Series: Check List
• Subjects: Gasteromycetes; gasteroid fungi; geographic distri
• Online Access: https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/46474/download/pdf/
• ISSN: 1809-127X

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.