Checklist of Amazonian gasteroid fungi (Agaricomycetidae, Phallomycetidae, Basidiomycota)

ABSTRACT The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical in world, with high biodiversity of organisms. Despite increasing knowledge about fungal diversity last few years, many taxa, including gasteroid clades, are still poorly known. Gasteroid fungi recognized by maturation basidiospores inside basidiomata and passive release spores. We conducted a detailed survey published data on species that occur forests. confirmed occurrence 83 distributed 22 genera, eight families four orders. most representative genera was Geastrum, followed Cyathus, Lycoperdon Phallus. present an identification key for Amazonian map record distribution. This review expected to contribute identify distribution gaps further research subsidize policies conservation region.