BIODIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION AND MORPHOLOGICALCHARACTERIZATION OF MUSHROOMS IN SOUTHERN REGION OF BANGLADESH

Abstract

A survey was conducted to identify and study on biodiversity and distribution of wild mushroom that grow naturally in different area and different season at southern region in Bangladesh. Forty three species of mushrooms belonging to 26 genera and 30 family were collected and identified from different localities in 16 Upazilla of Barisal, Patuakhali, Borguna, Pirojpur, Jhalokhati districts of southern region in Bangladesh from July and October, 2013 and 2014. The identified genera were viz., Amanita sp., Agaricus sp., Ganoderma sp., Armillaria sp., Alnicola sp., Collybia sp., Daedaleopsis sp., Coprinus sp., Cortinarius sp., Hebeloma sp., Mycena sp., Lepiota sp., Lycoperdon sp., Macrolepiotia sp., Crepidotus sp., Marasmius sp., Megacollybia sp., Coprinellus sp., Ramariopsis sp., Daldinia sp., Tuber sp., Volvariella sp., Steccherinum sp., Leucoagaricus sp., Hypholoma sp., and Coprinellus sp. The maximum frequency of occurrence was exhibited by Ganoderma tsuage, Ganoderma applanatum, Amanita sp. and Agaricus silvicola (18.75%) and the maximum density was recorded for Coprinus silvaticus (48.83%).