Revista de Biología Tropical ISSN Impreso: 0034-7744 ISSN electrónico: 2215-2075

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Phenotypic plasticity of the basidiomata of <i>Thelephora</i> sp. (Thelephoraceae) in tropical forest habitats
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Keywords

thelephora
basidiome
phenotypic plasticity
tropical forest
thelephora
basidioma
plasticidad fenotípica
bosque tropical

How to Cite

Ramírez López, I., Villegas Ríos, M., & Cano Santana, Z. (2013). Phenotypic plasticity of the basidiomata of <i>Thelephora</i> sp. (Thelephoraceae) in tropical forest habitats. Revista De Biología Tropical, 61(1), 343–350. https://doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v61i1.11133

Abstract

Phenotypic plasticity in macroscopic fungi has been poorly studied in comparison to plants or animals and only general aspects of these changes have been described. In this work, the phenotypic variation in the basidiomata of Thelephora sp. (Thelephoraceae) was examined, as well as some aspects of its ecology and habitat, using 24 specimens collected in the tropical forests of the Chamela Biological Station, Jalisco, Mexico. Our observations showed that this taxon has clavarioid basidiomata that can become resupinate during development and growth if they are in contact with rocks, litter or live plants, establishing in the latter only an epiphytic relationship. This tropical species may form groups of up to 139 basidiomata over an area of 32.2m2, and in both types of vegetation (tropical sub-evergreen and deciduous forest) were primarily located on steep (>20°) South-facing slopes. It is found under closed canopy in both tropical forests, but its presence in sub-evergreen forests is greater than expected.
https://doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v61i1.11133
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