Schizophyllum commune Fr.

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

Schizophyllum commune Fr.

[as ‘ Schizophyllus communis ’], Observ. mycol. (Havniae) 1: 103 (1815)

Remarks: A worldwide common species. Easy to recognize because of its light to dark gray basidiome and for the presence of split lamellae ( Cooke 1961). Reported as edible in several locations, like Peru and Mexico ( Cooke 1961, Ruán-Soto et al. 2006), but also as an opportunistic fungal pathogen in humans ( Chowdhary et al. 2013).

Ecology & Distribution: Growing on deciduous wood. Worldwide distribution ( Cooke 1961). In Brazil, known from all regions, including the Cerrado biome ( Bononi et al. 2017). New record for the state of Goiás.

Specimen Examined: BRAZIL, GOIÁS, Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Fazenda Volta da Serra, 14°11’00.0” S, 47°47’27.9” W, 17.IX.2018, M. Palacio 329 (ICN202046).