Tulostoma irregulireticulatum (Agaricaceae, Basidiomycota): a new species from Cerrado Biome of northeastern Brazil
Agaricales; biodiversity hotspot; gasteroid fungi; stalked puffball; taxonomy
A new Tulostoma species, T. irregulireticulatum is described. The genus Tulostoma is a gasteroid fungus in the
family Agaricaceae and is commonly known as a stalked puffball. A detailed morphological description of this new
taxon is provided, together with a map of the collection site, photographs of the macroscopic structures in the
field, and images of microscopic structures under a light microscope and scanning electron microscope.