Cyathus (Gasteromycetes) in areas of the Brazilian cerrado region, São Paulo state

Abstract

A survey on Cyathus (Gasteromycetes, Nidulariales), occurring on cerrado region in State of São Paulo (Brazil), was undertaken from November/1998 to April/2000, mostly in the rainy seasons. Several specimens belonging to nine species were identified: Cyathus berkeleyanus, C. limbatus, C. montagnei, C. olla, C. pallidus, C. poeppigii, C. stercoreus, C. striatus and C. triplex. C. olla and C. triplex, represent first records from Brazil. Descriptions of the macro and microscopic features from these Cyathus species are given including taxonomic and some ecological data. A key to the species is also presented.