Abstract

PINZON-OSORIO, César Augusto  and  PINZON-OSORIO, Jonás. First report of family Morchellaceae (Ascomycota: Pezizales) for Colombia. Rev. peru biol. [online]. 2017, vol.24, n.1, pp.05-110. ISSN 1727-9933.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v24i1.12481.

The genus Marchella Dill. ex Pers. (Ascomycota, Pezizales) is registered for the first time as the only representative of the Morchellaceae family for the Colombian mycobiota. The ascocarp was collected in a cloud montane forest, in the village of Santa Helena, municipality of Gachalá, department of Cundinamarca. The specimen is described and illustrated with photographies, and information on distribution, ecology and growth substrate is provided. The taxonomic identity of the specimen is discussed according to the traditional morphological concept established in the mycological literature. With this report, the order Pezizales in Colombia is constituted by 17 species contained in 12 genera and 7 families.

Keywords : Ascomycota; Colombia; Morchella; Taxonomy; Pezizales.

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