A True global hotspot of biodiversity: discovery of Geastrum crystallinum sp. nov. and Geastrum complanatum sp. nov. (Basidiomycota, Geastraceae) for Brazilian Cerrado Author Barbosa, Kairo Dourado Centro de Biociências, Departamento de Botânica e Zoologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Sistemática e Evolução, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Campus Universitário, Natal, 59072 - 970 Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil) kairodourado8@gmail.com Author Oliveira, Renan De Lima Centro de Biociências, Departamento de Botânica e Zoologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Sistemática e Evolução, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Campus Universitário, Natal, 59072 - 970 Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil) brazil_renan77@yahoo.com.br Author de Andrade de Lima, Alexandro Centro de Biociências, Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia de Fungos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670 - 901 Campus Universitário, Recife, Pernambuco (Brazil) alexandro.andrade@hotmail.com Author Marinho, Paulo Centro de Biociências, Departamento de Botânica e Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Campus Universitário, Natal, 59072 - 970 Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil) paulo.marinho@ufrn.br Author Baseia, Iuri Goulart Centro de Biociências, Departamento de Botânica e Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Campus Universitário, Natal, 59072 - 970 Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil) iuribaseia@gmail.com Author Santos Ferreira da Cruz, Rhudson Henrique Centro das Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia, Campus Reitor Edgard Santos, Barreiras, 47810 - 047 Bahia (Brazil) rhudsoncruz@yahoo.com.br text Cryptogamie, Mycologie 2025 2025-09-09 20 3 35 50 https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/mycologie2025v46a3.pdf journal article 312262 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2025v46a3 61dd1e11-f2f7-4f04-8bc1-db36c33b8029 1776-100X 17091248
TABLE 1. — Taxa included in molecular analyses,with geographical data of the species, herbarium voucher and GenBank accession number for each of the DNA region markers used (ITS and LSU). The new sequences generated in this study are shown in bold.
Country and
Taxonstate/provinceHerbarium voucherITSLSUReferences
GeastrumBrazil, BahiaBRBA–Fungos 0027OR479886OR479888This study
complanatum sp. nov.
GeastrumBrazil, BahiaBRBA–Fungos 0137OR479887OR479889This study
crystallinum sp. nov.
Geastrum biplicatumJapan, MieTNS Sakamoto 182JN845113JN845231Zamora et al. 2015
Berk. & M.A. Curtis
Geastrum caatingense J.O. Sousa,Brazil, ParaíbaUFRN Fungos 2843NR166237NG068261Sousa et al. 2019
M.P. Martín & Baseia
Geastrum campestre MorganSpain, MadridMICH 28566KF988358KF988480Zamora et al. 2015
Geastrum corollinum (Batsch) HollósSpain, MadridMA-Fungi 5746KF988359KF988481Zamora et al. 2015
Geastrum elegans Vittad.Spain, MadridHerb. Zamora 189KF988366KF988488Zamora et al. 2014
Geastrum flexuosum (L.S.DomínguezSwedenUPS F–119844KF988371KF988493Zamora et al. 2015
& Castellano) Jeppson & E.Larss.
Geastrum floriforme Vittad.Spain, MadridMA-Fungi 69173KF988372KF988494Zamora et al. 2014
Geastrum glaucescens Speg.Argentina, La RiojaMA-Fungi 83762KF988378KF988500Zamora et al. 2015
Geastrum lageniforme Vittad.SpainHerb. Zamora 207KF988388KF988513Sousa et al. 2015
Geastrum meridionale J.C.ZamoraSpain, ValladolidAVM 2708KP687508KP687469Zamora et al. 2015
Geastrum morganii LloydCanadaHerb. Lebeuf HRL0177 KF988406KF988534Zamora et al. 2015
Geastrum papinuttii J.C.ZamoraArgentina,MA-Fungi 83764KF988380KF988502Zamora et al. 2015
Santiago del Estero
Geastrum parvistriatum J.C.Zamora &Spain, MadridMA-Fungi 69583JN943160JN939560Zamora et al. 2015
Calonge
Geastrum pectinatum Pers.Spain, LugoMA-Fungi 28156KP687516KP687478Zamora et al. 2015
Geastrum pleosporum Douanla-MeliSpain, MadridMA-Fungi 56971KF988416KF988544Zamora et al. 2015
Geastrum plicatum Berk.Argentina,MA-Fungi 83774KF988415KF988543Zamora et al. 2015
Buenos Aires
Geastrum saccatum Fr.Spain, MadridMA-Fungi 83778KF988433KF988563Zamora et al. 2015
Geastrum schmidelii VittadiniSpain, MadridHerb. Zamora 199KJ588618KJ588624Zamora et al. 2014
Geastrum schweinitziiSpain, MadridMA-Fungi 83780KF988439KF988569Zamora et al. 2014
(Berkeley & M.A. Curtis) Zeller
Geastrum smardae V.J. StanekSpain, MadridHerb. Zamora 527KF988441KF988574Zamora et al. 2015
Geastrum striatum de CandolleSweden, UpplandMA-Fungi 86672KF988443KF988577Zamora et al. 2015
Geastrum tenuipes Berk.Australia,CANB 738350KP687526KP687488Zamora et al. 2015
Australian Capital
Territory
Geastrum triplex Jungh.Spain, MadridMA-Fungi 83784KF988445KF988579Zamora et al. 2015
Geastrum velutinum MorganArgentinaMA-Fungi 83785KF988446KF988581Zamora et al. 2015
Geastrum violaceum RickArgentinaBAFC 51671KF988450KF988585Zamora et al. 2015
Myriostoma calongeiBrazil, Rio GrandeUFRN-Fungos 2019NR155399NG060345Zamora et al. 2015
Baseia, J.O. Sousa & M.P. Martíndo Norte