Gasteroid Agaricomycetidae (Basidiomycota) from São Camilo State Park, Paraná, Brazil

Résumé

The gasteroid fungiare a polyphyletic group of basidiomycetes, with internal production and maturation of basidiospores, which are passively dispersed.This study was a survey of gasteroid fungi (Agaricomycetidae) from São Camilo State Park, municipality of Palotina,western Paraná state, Brazil. A total of 63 specimens were collected between March 2011 and July 2012, comprising fourteenspecies belonging to the genera Arachnion (1), Bovista (2), Calvatia (4), Cyathus (2), Lycoperdon (2) and Morganella (3). Arachnionalbum, Bovista aestivalis, Calvatia fragilis, Cyathus montagnei, Lycoperdon perlatum, L. pyriforme and Morganellaafra were new records for Paraná state. Descriptions, photos of macro- and microstructures are presented, as well ecologicaldata and identification keys for the studied taxa.