Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd, Mycol. Notes (Cincinnati) 65:1045 (1921) [1920]

Remarks: One of the most common wood-rotting polypore species in the American continent, commonly known as “turkey tail mushroom”. It is recognizable by contrasted concentric zones in the pileus, which vary in shades of brown and gray (Ryvarden 2016).

Ecology & Distribution: Growing on deciduous wood. Worldwide distribution (Ryvarden 2016). In Brazil, it is recorded for the states of Amazonas, Bahia, Pará, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo (Flora do Brasil 2020), and for the Cerrado region of Mato Grosso do Sul (Bononi et al. 2017). New record for the state of Maranhão.

Specimen Examined: BRAZIL, MARANHÃO, Carolina, Pedra Caída, 7°02’28.9”S, 47°26’34.7”W, 21.IX.2018, M. Palacio 355 (ICN202071) .