BIODIVERSITY, HABITAT AND MORPHOLOGY OF MUSHROOM OF DIFFERENT FOREST REGIONS OF BANGLADESH.

Abstract

A survey was conducted to study the biodiversity, habitat and morphology of mushroom grown in leaved, deciduous and mixed forest of Bangladesh. A total of 117 samples were collected from nine selected districts of Bangladesh viz. Barisal, Borguna, Patuakhali, Perojpur, Jhalokathi, Bandorban, Dhaka, Gazipur and Tangail. About 12 different species were found under 10 families viz. Amanitaceae (Amanita bisporigera), Pyronemataceae (Aleuria aurantia), Boletaceae (Boletus subvelutipes), Agaricaceae (Agaricus sp.), Tricholomataceae (Callistosporium sp.), Marasmiaceae (Gymnopus sp.), Cortinariaceae (Cortinarius corrugatus), Mycenaceae (Mycena epipterygia), Entolomataceae (Nolanea strictia), Ganodermataceae (Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma applanatum, Ganoderma tsuage).The predominant genera were Amanita, Aleuria, Agaricus, Boletus, Mycena, Cortinarius, Nolanea and Ganoderma