Expanding the phallales (Phallomycetidae, Basidiomycota) mycobiota of northeastern Brazil

This study presents four records of Phallales fungi from the Phallaceae and Clathraceae families collected in northeastern Brazil. The region is composed of nine states and three biomes. Clathrus natalensis is the first record for the Caatinga biome in Rio Grande do Norte State. Samples of Itajahya galericulata are the first records for Rio Grande do Norte and Parai ' ba states, and I. rosea is the first record for Ceara ' State in the Caatinga biome, as well as the first record for the Atlantic Forest biome. Phallus squamulosus is the second record for science. Detailed descriptions of the taxa are given together with morphologic photographs.