Macrofungi of the Dominican Republic : a first checklist and introduction to www.neotropicalfungi.com

Abstract

Approximately 1,700 mushroom specimens were collected in the Dominican Republic from 2004 to 2021, comprising 450 species and 210 genera, as determined by morphological and/or molecular characteristics. The macrofungi belonging to Ascomycota include 28 species and 15 genera, while those in Basidiomycota include 432 species and 195 genera. Much taxonomic work is still ongoing, both for the identification of many collections and additional collecting for species not yet catalogued. It is estimated that this checklist represents 5−10% of the macrofungi present in the country. The webpage, www.neotropicalfungi.com, has been set up to document and illustrate the fungi of the Dominican Republic.