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Fungi of Zihuatanejo

KINGDOM FUNGI

-Fungi Including Lichens ( Kingdom Fungi)

-Basidiomycete Fungi (Phylum Basidiomycota)

-Higher Basidiomycetes (Subphylum Agaricomycotina)

-Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)

-Shelf Fungi (Order Polyporales)

-Bracket Fungi (Family Polyporaceae)

-Genus Trametes

-Cinnabar Bracket (Trametes sanguinea)


The Cinnabar Bracket Fungi is a polypore species of fungus that can be found in both temperate and tropical forests. It typically grows on the trunk or branches of trees, and is widely distributed throughout the world. Cinnabar Bracket Fungi has a distinctive, bright red surface . Its fruiting body is fan-shaped and grows up to 20 cm wide. It has a leathery texture and a sweet, spicy smell. Its fleshy interior is edible and is often used in traditional medicines and as a food source.

Cinnabar Bracket

Trametes sanguinea

Description

  • Trametes sanguinea is a small to medium-sized bracket fungus in the family Polyporaceae. Fruiting bodies are thin, tough, and leathery, typically fan-shaped or semicircular, with a finely hairy upper surface that may be concentrically zoned in shades of reddish-brown, orange-brown, tan, and grey. The underside has small, closely spaced pores that may become somewhat elongated toward the margin.

Range

  • Trametes sanguinea occurs primarily in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, with a range extending from Mexico through Central America into South America and the Caribbean. It occurs in western Mexico, including Guerrero, and may be encountered around Zihuatanejo on suitable dead or decaying wood.

Habitat

  • This species grows mainly on dead or weakened hardwoods, including branches, logs, stumps, and fallen trunks. It occurs in tropical dry forest, humid forest, woodland, scrub, and other habitats where woody debris is available. Fruiting bodies are relatively persistent and may remain attached to their substrate through changing seasonal conditions.

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