Table 1. Occurrence of macrofungi in the three tropical forest sites (PF - Pitchandikulam Forest, PP – Puthupet, OR – Oorani) on the Coromandel Coast of southern India

 

Variables

 

Site

 

Total for three sites

 

PF

OR

PP

 

 

 

 

 

 

Species richness

28

20

16

39

Genera

23

13

13

26

Family

15

10

12

17

Substratum

 

 

 

 

  Dead wood

8

3

3

14

  Dead twig

5

3

3

11

  Leaf litter

3

1

2

6

  Soil

12

13

7

32

 

 

Table 2. List of macrofungi enumerated in the three forest sites of Tamil Nadu, southern India

 

SNo

Species name

Substratum

PF

OR

PP

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Agaricus sp.1 (Agaricaceae)

Soil

*

*

*

2

Agaricus sp.2 (Agaricaceae)

Soil

-

*

-

3

Agaricus sp.3 (Agaricaceae)

Soil

-

*

-

4

Agaricus sp.4 (Agaricaceae)

Soil

-

*

-

5

Auricularia sp. (Auriculariaceae)

Dead twig

*

-

*

6

Calocera sp. (Dacrymycetaceae)

Dead wood

*

*

-

7

Camarophyllus sp. (Hygrophoraceae)

Dead wood

*

-

*

8

Coprinus sp.1 (Coprinaceae)

Soil

*

*

*

9

Coprinus sp.2 (Coprinaceae)

Soil

-

*

-

10

Cyathus sp. (Nidulariaceae)

Jute sac

-

-

*

11

Cystoagaricus trisulphuratus (Berk.)

 

 

 

 

 

Singer (Agaricaceae)

Soil

*

*

-

12

Daldinia concentrica (Bolton) Ces. &

 

 

 

 

 

De Not. (Xylariaceae)

Dead wood

*

-

-

13

Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst.

 

 

 

 

 

(Ganodermataceae)

Dead wood

*

*

*

14

Geastrum sp. (Geastraceae)

Soil

-

-

*

15

Gerronema sp. (Tricholomataceae)

Dead twig

*

-

-

16

Gymnopilus sp. (Cortinariaceae)

Dead wood

*

*

*

17

Lepiota sp. (Agaricaceae)

 Soil

*

*

-

18

Leucocoprinus sp. (Agaricaceae)

 Soil

-

*

-

19

Lycoperdon sp. (Lycoperdaceae)

Soil

*

*

-

20

Macrolepiota sp. (Agaricaceae)

Soil

*

-

*

21

Marasmiellus nigripes (Schwein.)

 

 

 

 

 

Singer (Tricholomataceae)

Leaf litter

*

-

-

22

Marasmiellus sp. (Tricholomataceae)

Leaf litter

*

-

-

23

Marasmius sp.1 (Tricholomataceae)

Leaf litter

*

*

*

24

Marasmius sp.2 (Tricholomataceae)

Dead twig

*

*

*

25

Marasmius sp.3 (Tricholomataceae)

Dead twig

-

*

-

26

Micropsalliota sp. (Agaricaceae)

 Soil

*

-

-

27

Mycena sp. (Tricholomataceae)

Dead twig

*

-

-

28

Pisolithus sp. (Sclerodermataceae)

Soil

*

-

-

29

Ramaria sp.1 (Gomphaceae)

Soil

*

-

-

30

Ramaria sp.2 (Gomphaceae)

Dead wood

*

-

-

31

Schizophyllum commune Fr.

 

 

 

 

 

(Schizophyllaceae)

Dead wood

*

-

-

32

Stereum sp. (Stereaceae)

Dead twig

*

*

*

33

Termitomyces sp.1 (Amanitaceae)

Soil

*

*

*

34

Termitomyces sp.2 (Amanitaceae)

Soil

*

-

-

35

Xylaria sp.1 (Xylariaceae)

Soil

*

*

*

36

Xylaria sp.2 (Xylariaceae)

Soil

-

-

*

37

Xylaria sp.3 (Xylariaceae)

Soil

-

*

-

38

Unidentified 1

Leaf litter

-

-

*

39

Unidentified 2

Dead wood

*

-

-

 

PF - Pitchandikulam Forest; OR - Oorani; PP - Puthupet; * - present, - absent