New records of aphyllophoroid fungi from Aguascalientes, Mexico and an approach to their ecological preferences
- Miren Urbizu
- María Elena Siqueiros
- Nerea Abrego
- Isabel Salcedo
ISSN: 2007-8706, 1870-3453
Year of publication: 2014
Volume: 85
Issue: 4
Pages: 1007-1018
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Abstract
Little is known of wood-inhabiting aphyllophoroid fungi in some Mexican territories. The State of Aguascalientes is an example: there have been few records of these fungi until now. The main objective of this study is to provide a preliminary inventory of the wood-inhabiting aphyllophoroid species of the state. The fieldwork was carried out by sampling the principal plant communities during the main period of basidiomata production in 2011. A preliminary list of 81 species is presented, 55 of these recorded for the first time in the state. Additionally, a non-metric multidimensional scaling (MDS) analysis was conducted to explore the fungal communities. Based on the vegetation, 3 significantly differentiated aphyllophoroid community groups were identified: temperate forests, scrublands and deciduous tropical forest. The highest species richness was found in oak forests.