Occurrence of Lycogala epidendrum (Myxomycetes) in a mangrove environment in Brazil

Abstract

The first record of Lycogala epidendrum (L.) Fries in Brazil was presented at the beginning of the 20th century based on material collected in the state of Santa Catarina (south region of the country). This species has been recorded in six of the nine states in the northeastern region, where it occurs in fragments of the Atlantic Rainforest, exhibiting lignicolous behavior, as well as in environments altered by humans. In a survey of the myxobiota of Maranhão state, northeast Brazil, aethalia were collected in the Araçagy mangrove, Raposa municipality (02o21’ to 02o32’ S and 44o00’ to 44o12’ W). This is the first time that L. epidendrum is reported for this type of environment. This was also the first record of a representative of Liceales (Myxogastromycetidae, Myxomycetes) in the myxobiota found in the state of Maranhão.