Diversity of Gasteroid Fungi (Basidiomycota) in Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Jorhat, Assam, India

Abstract

Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary (HGWLS), Jorhat, Assam is mainly famous for Hollock Gibbon and other six primate species found in the sanctuary. A total of 22 gasteroid fungal species belongs to 9 genera, 4 families, 4 orders, 2 sub-classes and 1 class, have been found in the study site. The family Agaricaceae (8 spp.) is highly dominant in the study site followed by Phallaceae (7 spp.), Geastraceae (4 spp.), and Sclerodermataceae (3 spp.). The name of the gasteroid fungi species along with their occurrence percentage are Phallus indusiatus (9.46), Phallus duplicatus (3.55), Phallus merulinus (1.42), Phallus cinnabarinus (1.18), Phallus atrovolvatus (0.95), Mutinus bambusinus (17.73), Clathrus delicatus (0.47) belong to stinkhorns; Scleroderma cepa (0.71), Scleroderma verrucosa (2.36), Scleroderma citrinum (3.55) belong to earthballs; Calvatia rubroflava (0.95), Calvatia cyathiformis (0.71), Bovista longispora (5.91), Bovista plumbea (3.31), Bovista dermoxantha (10.64), Morganella pyriformis (1.18) belong to puffballs; Geastrum schweinitzii (7.09), Geastrum lloydianum (4.96), Geastrum saccatum (13.0), Geastrum coronatum (4.02) are earthstars and Cyathus striatus (3.07), Cyathus hookeri (3.78) are bird's nest fungi. Key