Auricularia nigricans (Sw.) Birkebak, Looney

Regio, Nicolas do Carmo, Palacio, Melissa, Westphalen, Mauro Carpes, Feuerstein, Shirley Cunha & Silveira, Rosa Mara Borges da, 2024, Contributions to the fungal diversity of the Cerrado: new records of lignocellulolytic Agaricomycetes, Iheringia, Série Botânica (e 20241102) 79, pp. 1-16 : 7

Auricularia nigricans (Sw.) Birkebak, Looney & Sánchez-García, in Looney, Birkebak & Matheny, N. Amer. Fung. 8(6): 12 (2013)

Remarks: This edible species is the most common in Auricularia that occurs in Brazil ( Alvarenga et al. 2015). Easy to recognize because of its densely tomentose pileus surface with long hairs (>450 μm). In addition, it is of recognized ethnocultural importance, being used for cooking as well as for children’s toys in Mexican villages ( Ruán-Soto et al. 2006).

Ecology & Distribution: Growing on deciduous wood. Worldwide distribution ( Alvarenga et al. 2015). In Brazil, it is known for the states of Amapá, Rio Grande do Sul (as Auricularia polytricha ), Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo ( Flora do Brasil 2020) Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rio de Janeiro and Rondônia ( Alvarenga et al. 2015). New record for the state of Tocantins.

Specimens Examined: BRAZIL, GOIÁS,Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Fazenda Volta da Serra, 14°10’59.2” S, 47°47’27.4” W, 17.IX.2018, M. Palacio 327 (ICN202044). MINAS GERAIS, São Roque de Minas, Parque Nacional Serra da Canastra, 20°18’15.1” S, 46°31’26.4” W, 14.IX.2018, M. Palacio 299 (ICN202021). TOCANTINS, Itaguatins, Fazenda Prof.ª Neusa, 5°44’49.4” S, 47°33’45.5” W, 26.IX.2018, M. Palacio 380 (ICN202095).