Project description:The database consists of 248 HPLC-QTOF-HRMS/MS analyses of microscopic fungi isolated from soil samples collected in 2021, in the cloud forest of central Veracruz, Mexico. Soil samples were collected from around of 17 ant nests, from inside of 15 anthills, and from two transit areas. Also entomogenic fungi of ants. The two best represented ants were Solenopsis geminata and Atta mexicana, the others were Dorymyrmex bicolor, Nomamyrmex esenbeckii, Cheliomyrmex morosus, and Camponotus sericeiventris. Growth media and solvents analyses are available.
Dataset license: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Project description:The tropical montane cloud forest in Mexico is the most diverse and threatened ecosystem. Mexican macrofungi numbers more than 1408 species. This study described four new species of Agaricomycetes (Bondarzewia, Gymnopilus, Serpula, Sparassis) based on molecular and morphological characteristics. Our results support that Mexico is among the most biodiverse countries in terms of macrofungi in the Neotropics.