Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: An update of the bibliographic review of the Mexican macromycetes studies madeby the author in 1998 is presented. It was found that the mycobiotic studies onmacromycetes were barely increased since then, and are still absent in many taxonomicgroups. There are around 60 genera, three in ascomycetes and six in basidiomycetes, whichhave been more or less monographied. The genera Scleroderma and Psilocybe are still theonly intensively monographied even at the world level, since 1970 and 1983, respectively.Furthermore these genera have now several additions or supplements in their knowledge inMexico. The hypogeous fungi yet poorly known in Mexico, have at the present a specialinterest in the University of Nuevo Leon at Linares, Instituto Tecnologico de Ciudad Victoriaand Instituto de Ecologia at Xalapa, under the coordination of the University of Oregon. Anew research line in phylogeny based in the molecular biology is developing. It continues theabsence of specialists and the fact that the tropical zones are poorly studied, in high contrastwith their exuberant diversity and the alarming destruction of their habitats.
Source: Revista mexicana de micología
Author: Gastón Guzmán
Institution: Instituto de Ecología
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2154174136