Scleroderma minutisporum, a new earthball from the Amazon rainforest

Abstract

A new species of earthball, Scleroderma minutisporum was found in the Brazilian Amazon. The specimen, collected in Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve, Amazonas State, Brazil is named because of the small size of its basidiospores. A description, photographs, and taxonomical comments are provided, and the holotype is compared with related taxa.

Keywords

• Basidiomycota
• Boletales
• Gasteromycetes
• Neotropics
• Taxonomy