Auricularia delicata (Mont. ex Fr.) Henn., Bot. Jb.

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 : 7

Auricularia delicata (Mont. ex Fr.) Henn., Bot. Jb. 17: 492 (1893)

Remarks: This species is characterized by pinkish brown to brown basidiomes and reticulate hymenial surface ( Alvarenga et al. 2015). Used as food by native communities of Colombia (Vasco-Palacio et al. 2008).

Ecology & Distribution: Growing on deciduous wood. Worldwide distribution ( Alvarenga et al. 2015). In Brazil, it is known for the states of Amazonas, Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Pará and Paraná ( Alvarenga et al. 2015) and Rio Grande do Sul ( Flora do Brasil 2020). New record for the state of Maranhão.

Specimen Examined: BRAZIL, MARANHÃO, Carolina, Pedra Caída, 7°02’39.5” S, 47°26’35.8” W, 21.IX.2018, M. Palacio 357 (ICN202073).