Taxonomía morfo-molecular de hongos inusuales para el Sur del Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract:Fungi are surprisingly diverse living beings both in their morphology and distribution and ecology, estimating that there could be around five million species in the world and 146,391 in Ecuador, of which few reports correspond to the southern region. Therefore, there is a need to strengthen inventory investigations and taxonomic classifications for this group of organisms. Applying classical taxonomy (macro and micromorphology) and molecular analysis (ITS-5.8S of rnDNA). 20 were defined specimens of the basidiomycete group, collected from Zone 7 and stored in the fungarium from the UTPL herbarium. The following genera were determined: Agaricus, Bresadolia, Cystolepiota, Clitocybe, Collybiopsis, Dactylosporina, Entoloma, Gerronema, Hohenbuehelia, Laccaria, Lepiota, Oudemansiella, Polyporus and Trametes. Agaricus species subrufescens, Dactylosporina steffenii and Lepiota eriophora, would correspond to new records for Ecuador. This study contributes to the taxonomic knowledge of fungi in the Country allowing to promote future projects of investigation and conservation of the biodiversity of this kingdom.