Santa Catarina Island mangroves 4 -- xylophilous basidiomycetes

Itacorubi, Ratones, Rio Tavares and Saco Grande are natural mangrove forests in the western part of Santa Catarina Island, in southern Brazil. Thirty-three basidiomycetes were identified during a survey of xylophilous basidiomycetes in these mangrove forests from May 2005 to August 2006. The species are distributed among 9 families and 24 genera. Fifteen species are new records from mangrove forests of the world and eight species are recorded for the first time from the State of Santa Catarina. The complete checklist is available on http://www.mycotaxon.com/resources/weblists.html.