Trichaptum sector (Ehrenb.) Kreisel, Monografias, Ciencias, Univ. Habana, Ser.

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 : 9

Trichaptum sector (Ehrenb.) Kreisel, Monografias, Ciencias, Univ. Habana, Ser. 4 16:84 (1971)

Remarks: This species is recognizable because of its dark grayish to purplish gray pore surface and flabelliform white to grayish-brown basidiomes ( Gibertoni et al. 2011).

Ecology & Distribution: Growing on deciduous wood. Neotropical species, widespread from Southeastern United States to Northern Argentina ( Ryvarden 2016). In Brazil, it is reported for the states of Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraná, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina and São Paulo ( Gibertoni et al. 2011). New records for Tocantins.

Specimen Examined: BRAZIL, TOCANTINS, Itaguatins, Fazenda Prof.ª Neusa, 5°45’08.2” S, 47°33’31.2” W, 26.IX.2018, M. Palacio 366 (ICN202081). 5°44’43.0” S, 47°33’45.7” W, 26.IX.2018, M. Palacio 367 (ICN202082).