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Mycologia, 100(1), 2008, pp. 132-140.
© 2008 by The Mycological Society of America

The Entolomataceae of the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana I: four new species of Entoloma s. str.


David L. Largent
Terry W. Henkel 1

     Department of Biological Sciences, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California 95521

M. Catherine Aime

     Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology, 302 Life Sciences Building, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803

Timothy J. Baroni

     Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York, College at Cortland, Cortland, New York 13045

This paper constitutes the first documented accounts of Entolomataceae taxa (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from Guyana. Entoloma olivaceocoloratum, Entoloma rugosostriatum, Entoloma fragilum and Entoloma illinita are described as new species from the Pakaraima Mountains, occurring in rainforests dominated by ectomycorrhizal Dicymbe and Aldina spp. Macromorphological, micromorphological and habitat data are provided for the new species.

Key words: Agaricales, Basidiomycota, Dicymbe, Guiana Shield, neotropical fungi

1 Corresponding author. E-mail: twh5{at}humboldt.edu






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