Notes on Fomitiporia Murrill in Amazon region: a list of species and new records

Abstract

Twenty-three specimens of the fungi genus Fomitiporia Murrill collected during the rainy season in the Amazonian region of Amazonas and Roraima states, Brazil. Eight species were listed, namely F. apiahyna s. l. (Speg.) Robledo, Decock & Rajchenb., F. calkinsii (Murrill) Vlasák & Kout, F. conyana Alves-Silva & Drechsler-Santos, F. impercepta Morera, Robledo & Urcelay, F. langloisii Murrill, F. maxonii Murrill, F. murrillii Alves-Silva, R.M. Silveira & Drechsler-Santos, and F. neotropica Camp.-Sant., Amalfi, R.M. Silveira, Robledo & Decock.  Our new data includes the first records of species from the Amazonian region, Brazil, and the Americas.

Taxonomic study of Hymenochaetaceae species (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) in the municipalities of Tomé-Açu and Bujaru, Pará, Brazil

“…In this study, all species are registered for the first time in the municipalities of Bujaru and Tomé-Açu; four species are new records for the state of Pará, and two of them are new records for the Brazilian Amazonia. The Flora do Brasil database (2020) presented 43 species of Hymenochaetaceae registered for the Brazilian Amazonia and recent taxonomical studies, including this family, also expanded the knowledge of the distribution of the species (Soares et al 2014, Silva et al 2021, Couceiro et al 2022. However, the new records found demonstrated the importance of fungal inventories in different areas of the Amazonia, to understand the true diversity.…”

“…Fomitiporia apiahyna and Sclerotus extensus are new records for the state of Pará. Fomitiporia apiahyna was formerly registered only in the state of Amazonas and Slerotus extensus in Amapá (Silva et al 2021, Lima et al 2022.…”

“…Distribution in Brazil: Amazonas, Bahia, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo (Flora do Brasil 2020, Silva et al 2021. First record for the state of Pará.…”

“…The occurrence of Hymenochaetaceae in the Brazilian Amazonia region has been reported in taxonomic reviews (Gomes-Silva & Gibertoni 2009ab, Júnior et al 2011, Soares et al 2014, Silva et al 2021, showing frequent new records and new taxa for science (Gomes-Silva et al 2009, 2012a, 2013, Alves-Silva et al 2020Silva et al 2021, Couceiro et al 2022, Lima et al 2022, Oliveira et al 2022. According to Flora do Brasil (2020), approximately 40 species distributed in 13 genera of Hymenochaetaceae are currently known to occur in the region.…”