Identification and distribution of ectomycorrhizal fungal fruit bodies in the woods of Meijo University farm

Fruit bodies of ectomycorrhizal fungi were investigated and identified in the woods of University Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Meijo University. As a result, 5 species were identified and another 2 types of fruit body were found in 2005. Eleven species were also identified and another 9 types of fruit body were found in 2006. Many fruit bodies had been found in 2006 probably due to a large amount of rainfall. Among them, the largest number of species belongs to Russulaceae (11 species), followed by Boletaceae (4 species) and Amanitaceae (4 species). Since the species of Amanitaceae were found only after rainfall in 2006, these species seem to need more water than for other species to produce fruit body.