Trametes membranacea* (Sw.) Kreisel, Monografias, Ciencias, Univ. Habana, Ser. 4 16:83 (1971)

Remarks: This species is characterized by thin, papyraceous, flabelliform, cream to beige (becoming pale brown with age) basidiomes with tiny pores (5-6 per mm) (Gomes-Silva et al. 2010; Ryvarden 2016) Trametes pavonia (Hook.) Ryvarden has a similar morphology, but the cylindrical basidiospores of Trametes membranacea distinguish it.

Ecology & Distribution: Growing on deciduous wood. Neotropical, widespread and common throughout tropical America to NorthernArgentina (Ryvarden 2016). In Brazil, it is recorded from Amapá,Amazonas, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina (Flora do Brasil 2020). New record for the Cerrado region.

Specimen Examined: BRAZIL, MARANHÃO, Carolina, Pedra Caída, 7°02’35.4”S, 47°26’37.3”W, 21.IX.2018, M. Palacio 358 (ICN202074) .