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12 July 2023 New occurrences of puffballs (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) for Brazil and its northeastern region
Renan de L. Oliveira, Kairo Dourado Barbosa, Alexandro de A. de Lima, María P. Martín, Iuri G. Baseia
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Abstract

In the present study, six species of puffballs are recorded. Calvatia baixaverdensis and Calvatia brasiliensis are second records for science. Langermannia bicolor var. cirrifera is new record for Northeastern Brazil in the Caatinga biome. Arachnion album is a second record for the Northeastern region. Disciseda bovista and Disciseda verrucosa are the second records for the Caatinga biome. Descriptions of the taxa are provided from morphological data and illustrations.

Renan de L. Oliveira, Kairo Dourado Barbosa, Alexandro de A. de Lima, María P. Martín, and Iuri G. Baseia "New occurrences of puffballs (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) for Brazil and its northeastern region," The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 150(4), 469-483, (12 July 2023). https://doi.org/10.3159/TORREY-D-22-00036.1
Received: 30 November 2022; Published: 12 July 2023
KEYWORDS
Agaricomycetes
Caatinga Biome
diversity
semiarid
taxonomy
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