Background

Gasteroid fungi are important in the balance of ecosystems, being decomposers of organic matter and some mycorrhizal species. Despite its importance, studies of this group are scarce and most of them have focused on arid areas. In Mexico only one specific work about gasteroid fungi diversity for the mountain cloud forest has been published.

Objective

Contribute to the knowledge of the diversity of gasteroid fungi present in the Vasco de Quiroga Biological Station, Uruapan, Michoacán.

Methods

The collection of gasteroid fungi was gathered through exploratory survey, every two weeks during the months of July to November 2017. The determination of the species was made based on macro- and microscopic characteristics with taxonomic keys of specialized literature.

Results and conclusions

A total of 10 species belonging to genera Bovista (1), Geastrum (5), Lycoperdon (2), and Scleroderma (2) were determined. Bovista oblongispora var. oblongispora and Geastrum violaceum are new records for Michoacan and the second records for the Mexican mycobiota.