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Bibliographic Inventory of Moroccan Rif's Fungi Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 2011. Vol. 12, Issue 1: 1493-1526 Publication date: 30/11/2011 , http://www.biosciences.elewa.org/JAPS ; ISSN 2071 - 7024 JAPS Bibliographic inventory of Moroccan Rif’s fungi: Catalog of rifain fungal flora Saifeddine El kholfy¹, Fatima Aït Aguil¹, Amina Ouazzani Touhami¹, Rachid Benkirane¹ & Allal Douira¹ (1) Laboratoire de Botanique et de Protection des Plantes, UFR de Mycologie, Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, BP. 133, Université Ibn Tofail, Kénitra, Maroc. Corresponding author email: [email protected] Key words: Morocco, Rif, fungal Flora, Biodiversity, Inventory, Basidiomycetes. Mots clés: Maroc, Rif, Flore fongique, Biodiversité, Inventaire, Basidiomycètes. 1 SUMMARY The Moroccan Rif provides favorable conditions for development and fruiting of a rich and diverse fungal flora. This fungal flora has a richness of 752 species belonging to the class of Basidiomycetes, divided into 19 orders, 62 families and 165 genera. The present catalog of rifain fungal flora constitutes a large contribution to the knowledge of the biodiversity of fungi in the Moroccan Rif. The species are completed and updated with new science and arranged according to the main mycological classification. However, it is certain that the attentive and methodical explorations in the Rifain forests could be the origin of new discoveries for the fungal flora of Morocco. RESUME Le Rif marocain offre des conditions favorables au développement et à la fructification d’une flore fongique riche et diversifiée. Cette dernière compte une richesse spécifique de 752 espèces appartenant à la classe des Basidiomycètes, répartie en 19 ordres, 62 familles et 165 genres. Le présent catalogue de la flore fongique rifaine constitue une grande contribution à la connaissance de la biodiversité des champignons dans le Rif marocain. Les espèces y sont complétées et actualisées par des nouveautés scientifiques, puis rangées suivant les principaux radicaux de la classification mycologique. Toutefois, il est certain que des explorations attentives et méthodiques dans les forêts rifaines pourraient être l’origine de nouvelles découvertes pour la flore fongique marocaine. 2 INTRODUCTION Jahandiez and Maire (1931) subdivided Low Moulouya. Its weather conditions are Morocco into 19 geographic regions (Fig.1). typically Mediterranean, particularly in the well- The Rif or Moroccan Rif is bound on the watered parts which have made this area of real north by the Mediterranean and south by biotopes for the growth of central Morocco. Westward, the Rif is limited fungi that remain poorly studied (Benabid, by the Tangier region and North West 2000). Morocco and East by the Beni Znassen and 1493 Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 2011. Vol. 12, Issue 1: 1493-1526 Publication date: 30/11/2011 , http://www.biosciences.elewa.org/JAPS ; ISSN 2071 - 7024 JAPS Figure.1: Phytogeographic divisions of the Catalog of J AHANDIEZ & M AIRE (1931). AA Anti-Atlas OL Oranian Coastal sector AS Saharan Atlas OS Oranian Mountain sector CN Central Morocco Northern part R Rif CS Central Morocco southern part S Plain of Sous ED Morocco eastern desert SW Moroccan macaronesian sector ES Eastern Morocco steppe T Peninsula tingitana GA High Atlas WD Morocco western desert H Morocco southern steppe WN North western Morocco MA Middle Atlas WS South western Morocco Z Zaïan countries The first inventory work of Rifain fungal first meaningful information. These two flora goes back to the thirties of the last mycologists, have succeeded to publish, from century with the work of Maire and Werner 1959 to 1970, a series of lists about the fungal (1937).These work was followed by flora of Morocco, and in 1970 and 1975, the publication of several lists, by Unamuno- they have published two volumes about the Agustin, between 1940 and 1942, and the order of Agaricales of mycological inventory the class Basidiomycetes. was arrested during the Second World War. Between 1978 and l980 Bertault completed th Since the second half of the last century, ese two volumes, by publishing a series of the work of Malençon and Bertault is the articles devoted to Lactaire, Russula, Boletus 1494 Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 2011. Vol. 12, Issue 1: 1493-1526 Publication date: 30/11/2011 , http://www.biosciences.elewa.org/JAPS ; ISSN 2071 - 7024 JAPS and Amanites of Morocco. information relating to plants on or In 2000, forty species were identified and under which the fungi have been collected, described by Abourouh, all belonging were indicated before each species, followed to the class Basidiomycetes. by the names of localities where the The analysis of all data relating to theFungal species has been harvested. flora of the Rif, has allowed a The abbreviation (LNS) means that list of known species. After consulting the the species is indicated in the different classification forms of fungi Rif, but the locality was not specified by proposed by Gaumann & Dodge (1928), the authors; (SNS) means substrate Fitzpatrick (1930), Gwynne-Vanghan & not indicated. Barnes (1937), Bessey (1950), Gauman For each species, its bibliographic (1952) and Alexopoulos (1962), this study source, where it was enumerated or adopted those of Malençon & Bertault (1970, described is given after all 1975), Alexopoulos & Mimes (1979), the information that was updated by new scie Alexoupos & al. (1996) and Maire J.-C., nce. The species are arranged according to the Moreau, P.-A., Robich, G. (eds). (2009).. main classification of the fungal flora. The The current names of the catalog of the fungal flora of the Rif is as different species have been indicated between follows: brackets before the species. All the 3 THE CATALOG OF THE FUNGAL FLORA OF THE RIF : Subdivision: Basidiomycotina Agaricus osecanus Pilát , 1951); (LNS), (SNS): Classe: Basidiomycetes Malençon & Bertault, (1967). -Agaricus romagnesii Wasser , (1977), (= Agaricus Order: Agaricales bresadolanus Bohus , 1969); in 2004 in the forest Family: Agaricaceae of Gourougou. Agaricus augustus Fr., (1838); in 2004 in the forest -Psalliota semota (Fr.) Ricken , (1915), (= Agaricus of Gourougou. semotus Fr., 1863), sensu NCL (1960) and sensu Psalliota arvensis (Schaeff.) Gillet, (1878), (= Agaricus auct. mult. , (= Agaricus dulcidulus Schulzer , arvensis Schaeff., 1774), (Bab-Tariouebtz & Ktama), 1874); under Quercus faginea , Q. rotundifolia & Q. (SNS): Malençon & Bertault (1959c, 1970b). suber , Pinus & Cedrus (Azib-of-Ktama & Jbel Agaricus bernardii Quél., (1878); in 2004 in the forest dahdoh), (SNS) : Malençon & Bertault (1959c, of Gourougou. 1970b). Agaricus bisporus (J.E. Lange) Imbach , (1946); in -Agaricus spissicaulis F.H Møller, 1952 (« 1951 »), (= 2004 in the forest of Gourougou. Psalliota spissa F.H Møller), (= Agaricus litoralis Psalliota campestris (L.) Quél. , (1872), (= Agaricus (Wakef. & A. Pearson) Pilàt, 1952 (« 1951 »); in campestris L. [as’campester’], 1821); (Ktama), (SNS) : 2005 in the forest of Gourougou. Malençon & Bertault (1959c,1970b), in 2005 in the -Psalliota sylvicola [« silvicola »] « Vitt. ex Fr. » (= forest of Gourougou. Agaricus sylvicola (Vittad.) Lév., 1855); Forêts de Pinus Agaricus comtulus Fr. 1838, Berk. & Broome , et de Quercus , (SNS), (LNS) : Malençon & Bertault (1861), Ces. ex Mussat , (1900), (= Psalliota (1961a, 1970b). comtula (Fr.) Quél. ); in 2005 in the forest -Bovista plumbea Pers., (1795); (LNS), (SNS): of Gourougou. Malençon & Bertault (1960b). -Calvatia caelata (Bull.) Morgan, (1890), (= Agaricus iodosmus Heinem. , (1965); in 2005 in the Lycoperdon utriforme Bull. , 1791); (LNS), (SNS): forest of Gourougou. Malençon & Bertault (1960b). -Psalliota nivescens F.H. Møller, (1952), (= Agaricus -Calvatia candida (Rostk.) Hollos, (1904); (LNS), nivescens (F.H. Møller) F.H. Møller, 1952), (= (SNS): Malençon & Bertault (1960b). 1495 Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 2011. Vol. 12, Issue 1: 1493-1526 Publication date: 30/11/2011 , http://www.biosciences.elewa.org/JAPS ; ISSN 2071 - 7024 JAPS -Calvatia fragilis (Vittad.) Morgan, (1890); (LNS), -Gyrophragmium delilei Mont., (1843): (LNS), (SNS): (SNS): Malençon & Bertault (1961a). Malençon & Bertault (1961a). -Coprinus comatus (O.F. Müll.) Pers. , (1797); (LNS), -Kuhneola fici (Cast.) Butl. (= Uredo Fici Cast.); on (SNS): Malençon & Bertault (1961b). Ficus carica L., (LNS) Malençon & Bertault (1961b). -Coprinus curtus Kalchbr., (1881), (= Coprinellus -Lepiota brunneoincarnata Chodat & Martin, (1889), (= curtus (Kalchbr.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Lepiota brunneoincarnata Chodat & C. Martin); under Johnson, 2001); on cow dung (Bab-er-Rouida), Quercus suber & Q. rotundifolia , (LNS): Malençon & (SNS): Malençon & Bertault (1960b, 1970b). Bertault (1960b, 1970b). -Coprinus disseminatus (Pers.) Gray., (1821), (= -Lepiota castanea Quélet., (1881), (= Lepiota ignipes Coprinellus disseminatus (Pers.) J.E. Lange , Locquin ex Bon); under the pine trees in December, 1938); on Salix sp. (Dar-Akoba), (SNS) : Malençon (LNS), (SNS): Malençon & Bertault (1959c, 1970b). & Bertault (1960b, 1970b). -Lepiota clypeolaria (Bull.) P. Kumm. , (1871), -Coprinus micaceus (Bull.) Fr., (1838), (= Coprinellus sensu Rea , (= Lepiota magnispora Murrill , micaceus (Bull.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. 1912); in 2005 in the forest of Gourougou. Johnson , 2001); (LNS), (SNS): Malençon & -Lepiota clypeolaria var. latispora (Kühner) ex Wasser, Bertault (1967). (1987), (= Lepiota subgracilis Wasser, 1978); (LNS), -Coprinus picaceus (Bull.) Gray., (1821), (= (SNS) : Malençon & Bertault (1960b). Coprinopsis
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