Current knowledge of fungi from Neotropical montane cloud forests: distributional patterns and composition

Olmo-Ruiz, Mariana Del; García-Sandoval, Ricardo; Alcántara-Ayala, Othón; Veliz, Mario; Luna‐Vega, Isolda

doi:10.1007/s10531-017-1337-5

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“…They are involved in organic matter decomposition, plant nutrition, nutrient cycling, and in some cases can regulate the local abundances of plants (Tedersoo et al, 2014). In neotropical montane cloud forests fungi are highly diverse and show strong endemism patterns (Del Olmo-Ruiz et al, 2017). In a recent review of fungal species associated with tropical montane cloud forests, Del Olmo-Ruiz et al (2017) found 2,962 fungal species distributed within the neotropics.…”

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“…In neotropical montane cloud forests fungi are highly diverse and show strong endemism patterns (Del Olmo-Ruiz et al, 2017). In a recent review of fungal species associated with tropical montane cloud forests, Del Olmo-Ruiz et al (2017) found 2,962 fungal species distributed within the neotropics. Of that total, only 220 species were originally described from neotropical montane forests while many others species were shared mostly with the northern temperate region (Del Olmo-Ruiz et al, 2017).…”

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“…In a recent review of fungal species associated with tropical montane cloud forests, Del Olmo-Ruiz et al (2017) found 2,962 fungal species distributed within the neotropics. Of that total, only 220 species were originally described from neotropical montane forests while many others species were shared mostly with the northern temperate region (Del Olmo-Ruiz et al, 2017). This study suggests a large gap in the knowledge of fungal species from underexplored areas in Central and South America where a great part of their diversity likely remains unknown.…”

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“…This study suggests a large gap in the knowledge of fungal species from underexplored areas in Central and South America where a great part of their diversity likely remains unknown. In the case of Panama, Del Olmo-Ruiz et al (2017) only report 23 species of fungi from montane cloud forests.…”

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Fungi of the Fortuna Forest Reserve: Taxonomy and ecology with emphasis on ectomycorrhizal communities

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Ovrebo

2020

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Panamanian montane forests harbor a high diversity of fungi, particularly of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi, however their taxonomy and diversity patterns remain for the most part unexplored. Here we present state of the art fungal taxonomy and diversity patterns at Fortuna Forest Reserve based on morphological and molecular identification of over 1,000 fruiting body collections of macromycetes made over a period of five years. We compare these new results with previously published work based on environmental sampling of Oreomunnea mexicana root tips. We compiled a preliminary list of species and report 22 new genera and 29 new fungal species for Panama. Based on fruiting body collection data we compare the species composition of ECM fungal communities associated with Oreomunnea stands across sites differing in soil fertility and amount of rainfall. We also examine the effect of a long-term nitrogen addition treatment on the fruiting body production of ECM fungi. Finally, we discuss the biogeographic importance of Panama collections which fill in the knowledge gap of ECM fungal records between Costa Rica and Colombia. Given that the isthmus of Panama was an important migration route of ECM tree and fungal species from northern temperate areas to South America, the ECM fungal communities of Panama might show a high degree of isolation and therefore a high level of endemism. We expect that the forests at Fortuna will continue to yield new ECM macromycete data as we continue to study the collected specimens and describe new species.

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2020

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“…Currently, a database of 6349 records representing 2962 fungal species from the Neotropical cloud forests has been assembled (Del Olmo-Ruiz et al 2017). By 1993 in Mexico, 594 fungal species had been recorded from this ecosystem (Chacón and Medel 1993).…”

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A new species of penzigioid Xylaria (Xylariaceae) from the cloud forest in eastern Mexico revealed through morphological and phylogenetic analyses

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González

2019

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Xylaria subtropicalis, a species new to science, was collected from a montane cloud forest in eastern Mexico. It is described and illustrated, based on detailed macro-and microscopic morphological characteristics, habitat, and DNA sequence data. The distinctive morphological differences between X. subtropicalis and other Xylaria species include: the stromata being significantly erumpent, the size of the ascospores being 23-28 × 13-15 µm, and a straight germ slit as long as the spore. To determine if this was a novel species, ITS sequences were generated and compared with 2478 sequences available for the genus from GenBank using the software USEARCH. Additionally, a phylogenetic reconstruction was performed with Parsimony Ratchet, Maximum Likelihood, and Bayesian Inference, using 122 concatenated ITS sequences, and segments from the 28S rDNA and RPB2. Sequences of this novel species form a strongly supported lineage, clearly separated from other species of Xylaria.Phylogenetic relationships indicate that there have been numerous morphological transformations within the genus.

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Current knowledge of fungi from Neotropical montane cloud forests: distributional patterns and composition

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Fungi of the Fortuna Forest Reserve: Taxonomy and ecology with emphasis on ectomycorrhizal communities

Fungi of the Fortuna Forest Reserve: Taxonomy and ecology with emphasis on ectomycorrhizal communities

A new species of penzigioid Xylaria (Xylariaceae) from the cloud forest in eastern Mexico revealed through morphological and phylogenetic analyses

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