Tulostoma irregulireticulatum (Agaricaceae, Basidiomycota): a new species from Cerrado Biome of northeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT

A new Tulostoma species, T. irregulireticulatum is described. The genus Tulostoma is a gasteroid fungus in the family Agaricaceae and is commonly known as a stalked puffball. A detailed morphological description of this new taxon is provided, together with a map of the collection site, photographs of the macroscopic structures in the field, and images of microscopic structures under a light microscope and scanning electron microscope.

KEYWORDS:

• Agaricales
• biodiversity hotspot
• gasteroid fungi
• stalked puffball
• taxonomy

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful for the financial support of the “Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior” (CAPES, Brazil) for the first author’s scholarship. The authors also thank the “Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco” (FACEPE, Brazil) for the third author's grant.

Disclosure statement

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