Check List 10(5): 1237–1242, 2014 © 2014 Check List and Authors Chec List ISSN 1809-127X (available at www.checklist.org.br) Journal of species lists and distribution N New records of interesting corticioid Basidiomycota from Uruguay ISTRIBUTIO D Sebastián Martínez 1* and Karen K. Nakasone 2 RAPHIC 1 Laboratorio de Patología Vegetal, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, INIA Treinta y Tres, Ruta 8 Km 281, CP33000, Treinta y Tres, G Uruguay. EO 2 Center for Forest Mycology Research, Northern Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI, U.S.A. 53726‑2398. G * Corresponding author. E‑mail: [email protected] N O OTES N Abstract: Twenty species of corticioid Basidiomycota (Cantharellales, Corticiales, Hymenochaetales, Polyporales, to 130 in the country. In addition, Sistotrema biggsiae Hallenb., Peniophora guadelupensis Boidin & Lanq., Phanerochaete cryptocystidiataRussulales, Thelephorales) Nakasone, andare reportedPhlebia weldeniana for the first Nakasone time from & Uruguay,Burds. are extending new reports the forknown South species America. of this Brief group descriptions of fungi are provided for Hyphoderma granuliferum P. Roberts, P. guadelupensis, P. cryptocystidiata, Phanerochaete incrustans Parmasto, and Phlebia weldeniana. A key to the known species of Hypochnicium in Uruguay is provided. DOI: 10.15560/10.5. 1237 The corticioid Agaricomycetes are fungi in the blue whereas no color change is recorded as IKI‑. Basidiomycota that develop effused basidiomata with a When cystidial contents turn purple blackish, this is smooth, merulioid, grandinioid, or hydnoid hymenophore considered a positive reaction to sulpho‑benzaldehyde and holobasidia (Hibbett et al. 2007; Larsson 2007). These (SA+). Voucher specimens were deposited at the herbarium of the Facultad de Ciencias, Montevideo, Herter, a polyphyletic assemblage of species with variable Uruguay (MVHC). Author abbreviations are from Kirk characteristicsfungi were historically but with classified a common in growth the family habit. Corticiaceae Molecular and Ansell (1992). Names of species follow Index phylogenetic analyses have shown that the corticioid Fungorum (www.indexfungorum.org) and MycoBank Basidiomycota are distributed among all major clades of (www.mycobank.org) except in a few cases where we Agaricomycetes (Hibbett et al. 2007; Larsson 2007). disagreed with these databases. of native and introduced woody plant species; therefore, CANTHARELLALES Gaüm. a highUruguay level hasof afungal wet, temperate diversity climateis expected. with a Recently,diverse flora an Botryobasidium obtusisporum J. Erikss., Symbolae annotated checklist of 110 corticioid basidiomycetes from Botanicae Upsalienses 16(1): 57, 1958. Uruguay, including substrate data, was compiled from the Material examined: URUGUAY. Rocha. Punta del Diablo, mycological literature (Martínez and Nakasone 2010). The on bark of Pinus sp., 6–7 July 2007, S. Martínez s. n. checklist provides a baseline for future systematic and (MVHC5480). distributional studies of basidiomycetes from Uruguay. The Remarks: This is a common species known from Europe, present work is a contribution to the mycota of Uruguay Australia, Brazil, and Argentina (Eriksson and Ryvarden and includes twenty new records of corticioid species. 1973; Jülich 1978; De Jesus 1996; Greslebin 2002). See The species herein were collected in native and non‑ Eriksson and Ryvarden (1973: 169); Jülich (1978), and native planted forests of mostly Eucalyptus and Pinus spp. Greslebin (2002: 44) for descriptions and illustrations. or trees from urban areas. Genera and species are listed alphabetically within each accepted order following the Sistotrema biggsiae Hallenb., Mycotaxon 21: 401, 1984. et al. (2007) and Material examined: URUGUAY. Florida. Paso de la Larsson (2007). Arena, on wood of Salix humboldtiana Willd. (Salicaceae), classificationMicroscopic system examinations proposed bywere Hibbett made from freehand 21 September 2009, S. Martínez s. n. (MVHC5520). sections of the basidiomata mounted in 5% (weight/ Remarks: This species is similar to S. resinicystidium volume) aqueous KOH and 1% aqueous phloxine Hallenb., reported previously from Uruguay (Martínez solutions, 5% cotton blue in 25% lactophenol, Melzer’s and Nakasone 2010). Sistotrema biggsiae, however, has reagent (Kirk et al. 2008) and sulpho‑benzaldehyde, 5 a membranous basidioma and lacks gloeocystidia and cc sulfuric acid, 4.5 cc benzaldehyde and 1.5 cc water hyphal strands. It is reported from South America for the (Donk 1964). If basidiospore walls turn blue, this positive, cyanophilous reaction is indicated as CB+, a (Hallenberg 1984; Maekawa 1993). For a description negative result as CB‑. Similarly, in a positive reaction andfirst illustration,time but is consultknown Hallenbergfrom North (1984) America and and Maekawa Japan in Melzer’s reagent (IKI+), the basidiospore wall turns (1993: 103). 1237 Martínez and Nakasone | Corticioid Basidiomycota from Uruguay CORTICIALES K.H. Larss. Remarks: This species is morphologically similar Galzinia incrustans (Höhn. & Litsch.) Parmasto, Eesti NSV to X. pruni (Lasch) Hjortstam & Ryvarden but has thick‑ Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised 14(2): 225, 1965. walled basidia and basidiospores (Melo and Tellería Material examined: URUGUAY. Florida. Paso de la 1997). Xylodon bugellensis was reported from Uruguay Arena, on wood, 21 September 2009, S. Martínez s. n. by Gazzano (2000), as Hyphodontia pruni, and from (MVHC5518). Venezuela (Hjortstam and Ryvarden 2007b). It is widely Remarks: This species is characterized by grayish white, distributed in southern Europe (Melo and Tellería 1997) ceraceous hymenia, suburniform basidia, and allantoid and Africa (Hjortstam and Ryvarden 2007a). See Melo and basidiospores measuring 5–6 × 1.5–2.5 µm. It is widely Tellería (1997) and Bernicchia and Gorjón 2010: 736) for distributed in Asia, Europe, North America, and Venezuela a description and illustrations of this species. (Maekawa 1993; Hjortstam and Ryvarden 2007b). See Maekawa (1993: 100) and Bernicchia and Gorjón (2010: POLYPORALES Gaüm. 194) for descriptions and illustrations. Hyphoderma granuliferum P. Roberts, Kew Bulletin 55(4): 814, 2000. HYMENOCHAETALES Oberw. Hyphodontia radula (Pers.: Fr.) Langer & Vesterh., Nordic when fresh, cream colored in the fertile zone when dry, Journal of Botany 16(2): 212. 1996. slightlyBasidioma cracked, effused, margin flocculose thin, diffuse, to granulose,whitish. Hyphalwhite Material examined: URUGUAY. Florida. Paso de la system monomitic. Hyphae hyaline, thin‑walled, 3–5 µm Arena, on wood, 21 September 2009, S. Martínez s. n. in diameter, nodose, septate. Cystidia projecting from (MVHC 5522). hymenia, cylindrical, obtuse or subcapitate at apex, Remarks: Hyphodontia radula was recorded earlier from some slightly fusoid, hyaline, 35–55 × 5.5–9 µm, thin‑ Uruguay as H. paradoxa (Schrad.) Langer & Vesterh. (Gazzano walled, encrusted at the base or middle portion. Basidia 1994). It is closely related to H. paradoxa but distinguished cylindrical to urniform, with a small stalk, 20–28 × 5–8 by having slightly smaller, ellipsoid basidiospores, (4–)4.5– µm, 4‑sterigmate, entirely encrusted or limited to basal 5(–6) × 3–4 µm. Greslebin (2002: 127) and Langer (1994: half. Basidiospores cylindrical, 8–12 × 3.5–4.5 µm, smooth, 198) described and illustrated this species. hyaline, thin‑walled, CB‑, IKI‑. Material examined: URUGUAY. Rocha. Estancia “Santa Kneiffiella microspora (J. Erikss. & Hjortstam) Jülich Paula”, on fallen branch, 14 February 2003, S. Martínez s. & Stalpers, Verhandelingen Koninklijke Nederlandse n. (MVHC5149). Akademie van Wetenschappen Afdeling Natuurkunde 74: Remarks: Hyphoderma granuliferum is characterized by 130, 1980. Material examined: URUGUAY. Tacuarembó. San Originally described from Cameroon (Roberts 2000), it is Gregorio de Polanco, on wood of Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill alsoa white, reported flocculose from basidioma Venezuela and by Hjortstamsmall, encrusted and Ryvarden basidia. ex Maiden, 17 March 2005, S. Martínez s. n. (MVHC5417). (2005, 2007b). See Roberts (2000) for a description and Remarks: This uncommon species has a wide distribution illustration. (Maekawa 1994) and was reported from Argentina as Grandinia microsporella Jülich (Galán et al. 1993). Kneiffiella Hyphoderma transiens (Bres.) Parmasto, Conspectus stereicola (Bres.) Nakasone is a similar species recorded Systematis Corticiacearum, p. 114, 1968. from South America, but it lacks clamp connections at Material examined: URUGUAY. Tacuarembó. San some septa in the subicular hyphae (Nakasone 2008). For a Gregorio de Polanco, on wood of Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill detailed description and illustration of K. microspora, consult ex Maiden (Myrtaceae), 17 March 2005, S. Martínez s. n. Maekawa (1994: 78), Langer (1994: 147), and Bernicchia (MVHC5418). and Gorjón 2010: 394). Remarks: Hyphoderma transiens is characterized by an odontioid hymenial surface, thin‑walled cylindrical Tubulicrinis incrassatus Hallenb., Iranian Journal of Plant cystidia up to 100 µm long, and cylindrical basidiospores Pathology 14: 80, 1978. measuring 9–14 × 3.5–4.5 µm. Material examined: URUGUAY. Durazno. Villa El Carmen, This species is widely distributed from Asia to Europe on wood of Eucalyptus sp., 7 May 2008, S. Martínez s. n. (Bernicchia and Gorjón 2010; Yurchenko and Kotiranta (MVHC5487). 2011). In South America, it is reported from Colombia Remarks: Originally described from Iran, T. incras­ (Hjortstam