First record of Sphaerobolus stellatus Tode (Basidiomycota, Geastraceae) from the Amazon, Brazil

  • Marcos Diones Ferreira Santana Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0421-3420
  • Sheyla Regina Marques Couceiro Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Santarém, Pará, Brazil http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8186-4203

Abstract

Sphaerobolus stellatus Tode is a fascinating gasteroid fungus that is distinguished from other fungi by the diminutive morphology of the starry basidiome when mature and its peculiar strategy of spore’s dispersion. This taxon ejects the gleba for a considerable distance as if it was cannon, and therefore is popularly known as artillery fungus. Although the species is cosmopolitan, records are seldom in regions such as South America, and many of them require greater attention due to the absence of important morphological characters. In Brazil, the South American country with most records, the distribution was restricted to a few sites, none of them in the Amazon. This study describes the occurrence of S. stellatus from the Amazon, contributing to the understanding of its geographical distribution and making the material available for future diversity studies.

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Published
2023-06-06
How to Cite
SANTANA, Marcos Diones Ferreira; COUCEIRO, Sheyla Regina Marques. First record of Sphaerobolus stellatus Tode (Basidiomycota, Geastraceae) from the Amazon, Brazil. Acta Brasiliensis, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 1, p. 31-32, june 2023. ISSN 2526-4338. Available at: <http://revistas.ufcg.edu.br/actabra/index.php/actabra/article/view/617>. Date accessed: 02 dec. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.22571/2526-4338617.