LUQ LTER DATA SETS DOCUMENTATION FORM

ON-LINE VERSION

A DATA SET is a series of observations collected by the same methodology. Each data set should have documentation sufficient for someone unfamiliar with the research to replicate the study. Data sets may be broken into subsets (data files) that are discrete in space and time, in that order. The documentation for a data set should include all spatial and temporal subdivisions of the data.

(Data, Abstract, Methods, Variables)

NOTES:

  • Add rows to tables or lines to paraghaphs as you need them for entering your data.
  • Contact emelendez@lternet.edu, if you have any question.

PERSON(S) COMPLETING THIS FORM E-MAIL ADDRESS:

D. Jean Lodge

djlodge@coqui.net

DATA SET IDENTIFIER: Fungi of the Greater Antilles

PROJECT TITLE: Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles, especially the Luquillo LTER site.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The inventory of basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles, with special emphasis on the Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Site, was a five year project initiated in 1996 with funding from the USA National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biotic Surveys and Inventories Program. The objective was to survey and inventory all basidiomycetes except rust fungi on the Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Hispaniola, and Jamaica.

This project will result in a survey and inventory of basidiomycete fungi (excluding rusts and smuts) of Belize and the Dominican Republic with emphasis on the fungi of pine forests. The survey in the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola is an extension of work initiated during a previous grant: Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles, with special emphasis on the Luquillo LTER site (DEB-9525902, March 1996 to March 2000). Research will concentrate on beneficial symbionts of pine roots, known as ectomycorrhizal fungi. Pine reaches its easternmost extent in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola, where it is the dominant ectomycorrhizal host. The rate of discovery of undescribed agaric fungi (mushrooms) in the Dominican Republic continued to rise throughout the previous study, especially among the ectomycorrhizal symbionts of the endemic pine (Pinus occidentalis). Further sampling will reveal many more species and varieties of agarics that remain to be discovered and described from that island.

LTER CORE AREAS: (Annotate all that apply)

Population Dynamics

LEF LTER 1 RESEARCH TOPIC: (Annotate all that apply)

Biodiversity

We define a data file as a component of a data set. A data set can have only one data file or more. Basically, different data files have different data structures or format.
There are four data files listed below which are based on geography, i.e., DR for Dominican Republic; JAM for Jamaica, PR for Puerto Rico including Mona and Culebra islands, and VI for British and US Virgin Islands.
DATA SET FILES (SUBSETS):

Data File No.

Data File Identifier

On-Line Filename

Starting Date

Periodicity of sample

End Period

1

Dominican Republic Fungi data (DR)

DominicanRepublicFungi.csv *

May 1, 1993

11 trips

August 10, 2001

2

Jamaica Fungi data (JAM)

JamaicaFungi.csv *

September 1, 1996

2 trips

June 6, 1999

3

Puerto Rico Fungi data (PR)

PuertoRicoFungi.csv *

October1, 1983

Weekly to monthly

January 29, 2003

4

Virgin Islands Fungi data (VI)

VirginIslandsFungi.csv *

October 1, 1991

13 trips

October 9, 2001

Note: Due to the extension of the entries in some of these data sets'variables, we provide .csv files to ease portability-May 24, 2004.

RESEARCH LOCATION:
PR: Puerto Rico, esp. Luquillo Experimental Forest; Mona and Culebra Islands.
DR: Dominican Republic, esp. the Central Mountain Range (Cordillera Central)
JAM: Jamaica
VI: Virgin Islands, including St. John USVI; Anguilla, Guana Island, Tortola, and Virgin Gorda, BVI.

INVESTIGATORS:

D. Jean Lodge

djlodge@coqui.net

Timothy J. Baroni

BaroniTJ@snycorva.cortland.edu

Leif Ryvarden

Leif.Ryvarden@bio.uio.no

Karen K. Nakasone

knakasone@fs.fed.us

OTHER RESEARCHERS            E-MAIL address

Egon Horak

horak@geobot.umnw.ethz.ch

Orson K. Miller, Jr.

Orsonk@cs.com

Roy Halling

RHalling@NYBG.ORG

Rytas Vilgalys

fungi@acpub.duke.edu

Sharon A. Cantrell

Sharonac@coqui.net

Peter Roberts

P.Roberts@lion.rbgkew.org.uk

Karl-Henrik Larsson

Karl_henrik.larsson@sysbot.gu.se

Julieta Carranza

julietac@cariari.ucr.ac.cr

Omar Paino Perdomo-Sanchez

omar_perdomo@hotmail.com

Angel Nieves Rivera

anieves@coqui.net

The following students and volunteers also assisted with collecting, photographing, and illustrating collections: Ana Arguello-Lopez, Leanne Barley, David Llorens-Rivera, Mayda Serrano, Mirna E. Santana, Nerybelle Perez, Naomi C. Clum, Paula J. Brooks, and Reinaldo Bonilla.

Other mycologists who contributed Records or identifications to the database
(Those listed in bold on the left contributed greatly collections or ID's to the database)

Margaret Barr-Bigelow

Tracey Armstrong

David Boertman

Cathy Aime

Regis Courtecuisse

Carlos Betancourt

Gaston Guzman

Michael Castellano

Sabine M. Huhndorf

Laura Guzm´n-Davalos

Thomas Laessøe

John Haines

Nicholas W. Legon

Richard Hanlin

Andrew Methven

Kathie Hodge

David N. Pegler

Mimi Harrington

Ronald H. Petersen

Pavel Lizon

Hans J. Schroers

Maria P. Martin

Donald Pfister

Juan Luis Mata

Jon Polishook

Kerry O'Donnell

Jack D. Rogers

Greg Mueller

Gary Samuels

Beatriz Ortiz-Santana

Beatice Senn-Irlet

Clark Ovrebo

Brian M. Spooner

Arleen Pérez

Steve Stephenson

Nancy Smith Webber

James Trappe

Joey Spatafora

CONTACT PERSONS E-MAIL address                                                          Phone Number (Include area code)

D. Jean Lodge

Djlodge@coqui.net

787-889-7445

Timothy J. Baroni

BaroniTJ@snycorva.cortland.edu

607-753-2725

SOURCE OF FUNDING (SPONSOR): The primary support for this research was an NSF-Biotic Surveys & Inventories grant DEB-95-25902 to The Research Foundation of SUNY, Cortland (1 April 1996 to 29 March 2001); and The Center for Forest Mycology Research, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service. Additional support was provided by the NSF Long-Term Ecological Research grant BSR-8811902 to the University of Puerto Rico and the USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry; and the Washington Office of the USDA Forest Service in support of a National Research Council post-doctoral student. In the Virgin Islands, food and lodging was provided by the Falconwood Foundation and the Conservation Agency for collecting on Guana and Tortola Islands, BVI. Part of our lodging for collecting trips on St. John, USVI was provided by the Maho Bay Campground and The US Geological Service at the Biosphere Reserve, while some of our food was provided by the Maho Bay Campground, the USVI chapter of the National Audubon Society, and the Cinnamon Bay Campground. A reconnaissance and collecting trip to Jamaica was funded by International Forestry, International Institute of Forestry, USDA Forest Service. Part of our housing and transportation in the Dominican Republic was provided by Fundacón Moscoso Puello and the family of Andrés Ferrer, Fundación Progresio, and Fudación Plan Sierra.

DATA SET ABSTRACT: Over 20 researchers and cooperators were enlisted to produce a survey of the basidiomycetes of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. This included all basidiomycetes except rusts and smuts. These islands in the Greater Antilles were chosen for this survey for several reasons. There was previously very limited documentation on macrobasidiomycete diversity for these islands, although recent studies had shown that at least 15% of the species were undescribed. This project complemented previous and ongoing surveys in Mexico, Costa Rica, and Venezuela. The information gained from this project will ultimately help us to understand differences in colonization and rates of speciation among different groups of basidiomycetes in island chains. The investigators in this project discovered at least 75 new species and varieties so far, as well as several new genera (Pegler et al. 1998; Samuels & Lodge 1996) and one possible new family or order (see 'Aliens' under GENUS). Various cooperators have graciously provided identification of ascomycetes, myxomycetes, and mitosporic fungi, which are also included in the database.

DATA SET METHODS: The data contained here include all those in the database of the Center for Forest Mycology Research, USDA-Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, PO Box 1377, Luquillo, PR 00773, including basidiomycetes, ascomycetes, hyphomycetes, myxomycetes, and a few VA mycorrhizal fungi and water molds. The collections from October 1983-1993 were logged into the database with funds from a supplement grant to the LUQ-LTER site for herbarium improvement. A few of the records are from publications of our collaborators. This version was produced 1 March 2001. It is not completely free of errors. Some of the identifications are field determinations, and these are usually marked with "cf." after the name.

Macroscopic features

Most of the basidiomycete and macro-ascomycete collections were annotated and photographed and/or drawn when fresh, then dried on low heat (35 C). Existence of photographs is usually recorded in the PHOTOS field, Scanned photos (JPEG) will be e-mailed upon request. Over 300 photographs are presented on the project's web site at SUNY CORTLAND: http://www.cortland.edu/nsf/ga.html. Capitalized color names are from Ridgway as reproduced by Smithe (1975).

Microscopic features

Microstructures were studied using hand-cut sections mounted in aqueous 3% KOH or Melzer's reagent after rehydration in 70% alcohol. The spore dimensions recorded in the NOTES field are based upon 10-20 spores. Spore measurements of basidiomycetes made at CFMR may be 0.5-1 µm longer than the actual spore because the apiculus was included. Amyloid reactions may be listed as 'J+' for ascomycetes annotated by Sabine Huhndorf.

Systematics

The FAMILY name that is listed first for each collection is generally from the 8th edition of Ainseworth & Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi (Hawksworth et al. 1995). The placement of a few ascomycetes is according to M. Barr -Bigelow and S. Huhndorf, while some recent molecular advancements in systematics of basidiomycetes in the Agaricales (Moncalvo et al. 2000, Thorn et al. 2000) were also incorporated.

This database is a working tool rather than an authoritative reference for names, so emphasis has been placed on having related species appear together. TO FIND SYNONYMS AND ACCEPTED NAMES, see the CABI Bioscience: http://194.131.255.3/cabipages. Recombinations are often made piecemeal, covering some but not all species belonging to a genus. Consequently, some of the GENUS-SPECIES combinations that appear in this database may not have been published as yet (e.g., Cuphophyllus buccinulus and C. ferrugineoalbus), in which case, look for 'ined.' after the AUTHORITY. Note that with regard to GENUS in the database: all species of Hygrocybe previously assigned to Camarophyllus are listed under Cuphophyllus; the Purae/Ianthinae group has not yet been changed to reflect the transfer from the genus Mycena to the genus Prunulus; most of the Collybia spp. have not been changed to the segregate genera; all species of Pouzaromyces are listed under Pouzarella; and Inopilus has not been changed to Inocephalus. Species of Entoloma sensu lato that have been identified are usually listed under the segragate genera (Alboleptonia, Eccilia, Entoloma, Inopilus, Leptonia, and Nolanea). In some records, 'Entoloma' is enclosed in single quotes followed by the segragate genus in parenthases. Refer also to comments below on "searching by FAMILY or GENUS".

HOW TO SEARCH FOR RECORDS

The data in each geographically delimited file are sorted by GENUS, SPECIES, and VARIETY, in this order. Some collections have not yet been identified beyond group or family; these appear at the front of each data file.

If you do not find a particular GENUS-SPECIES combination in the alphabetical listing, you will need to look under an alternative genus, species synonym, or download the ascii file into a database and use the 'find' function. The most effective method for searching is to use a combined search for 'FAMILY contains ___', and 'SPECIES contains ___', leaving off the last few letters of the species name. TO FIND SYNONYMS AND ACCEPTED NAMES, check the CABI Bioscience website at: http://194.131.255.3/cabipages.

Searching by FAMILY and GENUS is often complicated by the frequent inclusion of two or three names in the same field. For example, the family for Antrodia spp. is listed as Coriolaceae/Polyporaceae, and the family for Lentinus spp. as Lentinaceae/Polyporaceae. The preferred name is generally listed first. If you don't find the genus you are looking for, try looking under an alternative genus or download the file. If you need to search by a GENUS that may not be the first one listed or by a FAMILY, GROUP, or CATEGORY, or you will need to download the ascii file into a database program and use it's sort and search functions. In general, it is better to use a find function with the following format: "Field Contains ___". Note that not all records have been classified into CATEGORIES, and that RUST fungi have not yet been transferred to the GROUP Heterobasidiomycetes, and they are instead listed as Miscellaneous Basidiomycetes.

For searching by GROUP or CATEGORY see the list of values under VARIABLES below.

"GENUS" in quotation marks indicates that the species has been inappropriately classified in this genus, but the best of the published names at the moment. Often, this is followed by (GENUS), which indicates where the species should probably be placed. The quotation marks do not affect the alphabetical sorting.

Additional Information for Using this Database

'SPECIES' or 'VARIETY' names in single quotes usually indicate a nom. prov. (i.e., sp. nov., var. nov., or comb. nov.) that has not yet been published or is in press. An indication of the status can be found after the species name or after the AUTHORITY, or in the field NOV.

The name(s) in the AUTHORITY field corresponds to the combination of the first genus and species listed.

Collection and collector numbers

There are often several numbers associated with each record, and one or both are reported in publications. Each collection within a file has been assigned a unique database number under COLLECTION NUMBER, and this number preceded by the 2-3 letter COUNTRY CODE or ISLAND CODE (the latter in the case of the VI file) forms a unique identifier. If there is a collector number, it is located in the ALTERNATE NUMBER field. A second unique identifier is formed by the combination of the person's name (or their initials) in the ALTERNATE LEDGER field followed by the ALTERNATE NUMBER if the collector number represents an entry in a ledger book rather than a daily or trip number. Note that the person referred to in ALTERNATE LEDGER is not necessarily the same as the COLLECTOR because specimens were often exchanged among experts after returning from the field. In a few cases of collections made before 1994 (when the electronic database was established), the same collection number was accidentally assigned to two different collections. In this case, one of the records was reassigned a new COLLECTION NUMBER, or a decimal was added to the collection number if both of the collections had already been described in publications or deposited in other herbaria. If a collection number has been changed, the previous collection number will appear in the ALTERNATE NUMBER field.

USING THE NOTES FIELD

In general, full descriptions are entered only for collections that were logged in at CFMR-PR. If you are searching for records of an unknown. SPECIES with particular characteristics, you can download the ascii file and search the NOTES field for collections that were logged in at CFMR-PR. For example, you could search for all Mycena with yellow (yll.) or orange (or.) in the description. Refer to the abbreviations used in NOTES in the following table.

ABBREVIATIONS. To save space, we often use the following abbreviations in the NOTES field:

yellow

yll.

broad or broadly

br.

orange

or.

slight or slightly

sl.

brown

brn.

diameter

diam.

black

blk.

circa, near

ca.

white

wht.

at

@

small

sm.

center

cntr.

large

lrg.

accompanied

accomp.

membranous

membr.

with

w/

infundibuliform

Infundib.

more or less

+/-, ±

lamellae

lam.

 

 

COLOR NAMES
Most of the colors that were recorded at CFMR-PR were compared to Smithe (1975), which is a reproduction of some of the Ridgway colors. A table with the Hamley notation of the color and hue of the Smithe guide swatch, the original Ridgway name, the Hamley notation for the original Ridgway color, and a general description of the color are given in the table below. The color names are alphabetized by the name used in Smithe, with the modifiers (Light and Dark) moved to the end and separated by a comma. (View Colors)

Smithe Color Name

Hamley Not. for Smithe

Ridgway Name

Hamley Not. for 

Ridgeway

Descriptive Name

 

 

Ivory

1-9 Y 8-10/2-4.5

Pale Yellow

 

 

Maize Yellow

1-7 Y 8-10/5-8

Light buffy yellow

 

 

Ivory Yellow=Ivory

1Y-7Y 8-10/2-5

pale yellow

 

 

Shell Pink

5 R -5 YR 8/2

Pale Yellowish Pink, Greyish Yellowish Pink

Amber

5.1 YR 3.97/7.3

Amber Brown

5.8 YR 4.1/6.0

Strong Brown

Beige

4.6 YR 6.84/3.2

 

????

Moderate Yellowish Pink

Blackish Neutral Gray

N 2.62/

Blackish Slate, Dusky Neutral Gray

N 2.5 to 2.0

 

Blue Black

3.7 PB 2.56/3.4

 

 

Dark Blue

Brussles Brown

6.2 YR 4.15/4.2

Brussels Brown

3 YR-8 YR 4/4

Moderate Brown

Buff (124)

0.9 Y 7.77/5.5

 

 

Light Yellowish Brown

Buff (24)

0.7 Y 5.98/7.4

Ochraceous Buff

9.6 YR 6.7/6.6

Light Yellowish Brown

Burnt Umber

2.5 YR 3.0/2.5

Burnt Umber

2.0 YR 3.2/2.4

Grayish reddish brown

Chamoise

1.5 Y 8.30/5.5

Chamoise

1-7Y 6.5-8/6-8

Moderate Yll.,lite ochre yll.

Cinnamon (123 A)

8.8 YR 5.36/6.0

Cinnamon

7.0 YR 5.8/5.7

Dark Orange Yellow

Cinnamon (39)

8.1 YR 6.04/6.0

Cinnamon

7.0 YR 5.8/5.7

LIght Yellowish Brown

Clay Color (123 B)

9.6 yr 6.44/7.5

 

 

Dark orange yellow

Clay Color (26)

9.3 YR 5.51/5.1

Clay Color

9.2 YR 5.7/5.8

Moderate Yellowish Brown

Cream Color

3.4 Y 8.40/4.2

Cream Color

4.3 Y 8.2/3.7

Pale Yellow

Dark Drab

0.5 Y 4.23/2.6

 

 

Grayish Yellowish Brown

Dark Yellow (88)

1Y-7Y 5.5-6.5/5-8

 

Yellow with black

Drab

9.1 YR 5.44/2.8

Drab

8.8 YR 5.1/2.1

Grayish Yellowish Brown

Drab Gray

0.6 Y 6.82/2.4

 

 

LIght Grayish Yellowish Brown

Fawn Color

7.5 YR 5.10/3.2

Wood Brown

7.6 YR 6.0/3.0

Light Pinkish Drab Brown

Flaxflower Blue

6.6 PB 6.06/7.4

Flaxflower Blue

7-9 PB 4.5-10/8.5-12.5

Light Purplish Blue

Flesh Color

0.8 YR 6.95/5.9

Flesh Color

2.5 YR 6.9/6.4

Moderate Yellowish Pink

Fuscous = Fuscous Brown

5.0 YR 3.04/1.5

Dusky Drab

5.0 YR 3.5/1.0

Grayish Brown

Glaucous (Gray, 79)

5.0 Y 4.98/1.0

Glaucous-Gray

4.6 B 6.4/0.6

Light Olive Gray

Glaucous (Gray, 80)

6.5 Y 5.90/1.2

Glaucous

8.9 GY 7.6/1.9

Medium gray with yellow brown

Gray Yellow Brown (80)

8YR-1Y 5.5-7.5/1.5-3

 

 

Hair Brown

9.9 Y 3.25/2.0

Hair Brown

1-8 YR 2.5-4.5/0.5-1.25

Brownish gray

Indigo

5.0 PB 3.14/3.0

Indigo Blue

5.0 PB 3.0/3.0

Grayish Blue

Indigo Blue

7.3 PB 2.00/4.5

 

 

Grayish purplish blue

Light Drab (119C)

0.9 Y 5.83/2.5

Light Drab

8YR-1Y 5.5-7.5/1.5-2.5

Light grayish yellowish brown

Lilac (76)

4.0 P 6.90/5.0

Lilac

5.4 P 6.6/6.6

Light purple

Mars Brown

4.7 YR 3.30/4.0

Mars Brown

 

Med-dark yellow brown

Mauve (75)

4.3 P 5.14/7.4

Mauve

3.5 P 5.4/9.5

Moderate purple

Mikado Brown (121C)

7.4 YR 4.85/5.2

Mikado Brown

 

Light pinkish brown

Natal Brown

5.2 YR 3.61/2.6

Natal Brown

3YR-8YR 2.5-4.5/1.5-2.5

Med-dark gray brown

Neutral Gray, Dark

N 4.04/

Slate Gray, Deep Neutral Gray

N 4.0

Dark gray

Neutral Gray, Light

N 6.01/

Gull Gray, Pale Neutral Gray

N 6.0

Light gray

Neutral Gray, Medium

N 4.90/

Dark Gull Gray, Neutral gray

N 5.0

Medium gray

Neutral Gray, Pale

N 7.41/

Light Gull Gray, Pallid Neutral Gray 

N 6.5

Pale gray

Olive Brown (28)

9.9 yr 3.91/2.1

Sepia

10.0 YR 3.5/2.4

Grayish yellowish brown

Orange Yellow

9.9 YR 7.80/13.5

Cadmium Yellow

9.5 YR 6.9/12.2

Strong orange yellow

Pale Horn Color

2.5 Y 8.08/3.5

 

 

Pale yellow

Pale Pinkish Buff

8.8 YR 7.55/4.3

Pale Pinkish Buff

7YR-1Y 7.5-10/3-6

Pale yellow flesh color

Pale Yellow Brown

 

 

8 YR-1Y 6.5/2

Light Grayish Yellowish Brown

Peach Red Color

 

 

7R-2 YR 6/8

Moderate Reddish Orange

Plumbeous (Gray, 78)

4.5 PB 4.00/1.5

Plumbeous

7.5 PB 5.8/1.3

Dark bluish gray

Plumbeous (medium, 87)

0.3 PB 4.67/0.8

 

 

Bluish gray

Pratt's Rufus (140)

0.8 YR 4.55/9.2

 

 

Moderate reddish orange

Prouts Brown

6.8 YR 3.40/3.3

Prouts Brown

6.5-6.8YR 3.5-4.2/2.8-3.8

Med-dark pinkish brown

Purple Black 

 

 

9P-3RP 3/5

Dark Reddish Purple

Purple Black, Deep

 

 

9P-3RP 1/4

Very dark reddish purple

Raw Umber (123)

0.4 Y 4.45/4.4

 

 

Moderate yellowish brown

Raw Umber (223)

5.6 YR 2.93/2.2

 

 

Dark gray pinkish brown

Raw Umber (23)

7.5 YR 3.5/3.0

Prout's Brown

6.5 YR 3.5/2.8

Moderate brown

Russet (34)

4.8 YR 4.05/3.8

Russet

5.0 YR 3.8/4.0

Moderate brown

Russet Vinaceous, Light

1.0 YR 6.16/4.9

Light Russet Vinaceous

8R-3YR 4.5-6.5/2.5-4.5

Light pinkish brown

Salmon Color (106)

1.9 YR 6.84/8.9

Salmon Color

 

Strong yellowish pink

Salmon Color (6)

5.0 YR 6.90/6.0

Salmon Color

4.0 YR 7.1/5.6

Moderate yellowish pink

Sayal Brown (223C)

8.2 YR 5.63/4.6

Sayal Brown

 

Light yellowish brown

Sepia (119)

8.8 YR 2.20/0.5

Sepia

 

Dark grayish yellowish brown

Sepia ( 219)

4.9 YR 2.72/1.4

Sepia

 

Brownish gray

Straw Yellow

5.0 Y 7.94/6.2

Straw Yellow

5.7 Y 8.2/5.0

Moderate yellow

Tawny Olive

9.6 YR 6.71/4.5

Tawny Olive

 

Light yellowish brown

True Cinnamon

5.0 YR 5.18/5.4

 

 

LIght reddish brown

Vandyke Brown (121)

8.5 YR 3.01/1.4

Van Dyke Brown

 

Dark grayish yellowish brown

Vandyke Brown (221)

3.3 y 2.89/1.1

 

 

Brownish gray

Verona Brown(223B)

6.3 YR 4.09/4.5

Verona Brown

 

Moderate brown

Vinaceous

2.5 R 6.15/7.1

Vinaceous

2.5R-10RP 6.4-6.5/4.8-7.0

Deep wine pink

Vinaceous Pink (221C)

0.3 YR 5.08/5.2

Pinkish Vinaceous

6R-7YR 6.5-8/3-7

Pink with a purple tint

REFERENCES:

Hawksworth, D.L., Kirk, P.M., Sutton, B.C. and Pegler, D.N. (1995) Ainsworth & Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi, 8th edn. International Mycological Institute, CAB International, Egham, UK, 616 pp.

Lodge, D. J., Baroni, T. J., and Cantrell, S. A. 2001. Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles project. In: British Mycological Society: Tropical Mycology Symposium. R. Watling, C. Robinson and J.C. Frankland, eds. [In Press].

Moncalvo, J.-M., Lutzoni, F.M., Rehner, S.A., Johnson, J. and Vilgalys, R. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships of agaric fungi based on large subunit ribosomal DNA sequences. Systematic Biology 49: 278-305.

Pegler, D. N. .1983. Agaric Flora of the Lesser Antilles . Kew Bulletin Additional Series 9, London , UK , 668 pp.

Thorn, R.G., J.-M. Moncalvo, C.A. Reddy & R. Vilgalys. 2000. Phylogenetic analyses and the distribution of nematophagy support a monophyletic Pleurotaeae within the polyphyletic pleurotoid-lentinoid fungi. Mycologia 92: 241-252.

Smithe, F.B. 1975. Naturalist's Color Guide. Part I, the Color Guide. The American Museum of Natural History. New York. 29 pp.

CROSS-REFERENCES (other data sets related to this one): Big grid

SAMPLE LOCATION : Specimens have been deposited in recognized herbaria after determination, except for a reference collection held at the Center for Forest Mycology Research (designated CFMR-PR), Sabana Field Research Station, Luquillo, PR 00773-1377 (PO Box 1377). Location of deposited collections is given in the DEPOSITED field according to the established official herbarium codes. If the data base says CFMR (without -PR), it is deposited at the Center for Forest Mycology Research, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI 53705 USA. If no information is given under DEPOSITED, the collection is still being processed at CFMR in Puerto Rico, at the home institution of the person in the ALTERNATE LEDGER field or the COLLECTOR, or it is out on loan for determination. Loan information has not been included in the online database. If no herbaria are listed in the DEPOSITED field for a collection you would like to borrow, contact djlodge@coqui net to inquire.

STORAGE SITES (of data files):

C/O Dr. D. Jean Lodge, CFMR-PR, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Lab, Sabana Field Research Station (original notes, hard copies of datatabase prinouts, electronic database, and backups).

C/O Dr. Timothy J. Baroni, Dept. of Biological Sciences, SUNY Cortland, PO Box 2000, Cortland, NY 13045 (hard copies and electronic database).

C/O Dr. Karen Nakasone, CFMR, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Lab, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI 53705-2398 (hard copies and electronic database).

LUQ-LTER Data Manager's office, Fecundo Bueso Annex, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, PR (electronic database)

LTER Network office, currently at Univ. of New Mexico, Albequerque, New Mexico, USA (electronic database).

In addition, database records up to April 2000 were provided to the DARWIN PROJECT - Fungi of the Caribbean Database, which is currently under construction in Kew, England (http://www.biodiversity.ac.psiweb.com). All records from the Caribbean including ours will also appear in book form in late 2001.

INVESTIGATOR'S ASSIGNED KEYWORDS: Agaricales, Apyllophorales, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes, Heterobasidiomycetes, Jelly Fungi, Fungi, Mitosporic fungi, Slime Molds; Greater Antilles, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Guana Island, Mona Island, Tortola, St. John, Virgin Gorda.

LEF LTER OFFICIAL KEYWORDS (See table): OTHER PLOTS, OTHER ECOSYSTEM, FUNGI, VAM, PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL

PUBLICATIONS:

Armstrong, T. R. and T. J. Baroni. 2000. Basidiomycetes from the Cordillera Central, Republica Dominicana. 2000 Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of America, July 29 - August 3, 2000, Burlington, VT. Program p. 24.

Baroni, T. J. 1999. Rhodocybe pegleri sp. nov. with notes on Rhodocybe pseudonitellina from East Africa. Kew Bull. 54:777-782.

Baroni, T. J., Cantrell, S. A., Perdomo, O. P. and Ortiz, B. 1998. Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles: Pouzarella (Entolomataceae, Agaricales) - new species and new reports from the Domincan Republic and Puerto Rico. 1998 Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of America and the American Bryological and Lichenological Society, June 12- 16, 1998, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Program p. 44.

Baroni, T. J. and Halling, R. E. 2000. Some Entolomataceae (Agaricales) from Costa Rica. Brittonia 52(2):121-135.

Baroni, T. J., Legon, N. W., Vilgalys, R. and Lodge, D. J. 1999. Calocybe cyanea - a rare and beautiful agaric is discovered in Puerto Rico. Mycologist 13(1):7-10.

Baroni, T. J. and D. J. Lodge. 1998. Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles: Alboleptonia (Entolomataceae) in Puerto Rico and St. Johns, USVI. Mycologia 90(4):680-696.

Baroni, T. J. and Lodge, D. J. 1999. Biogeography of humicolous agaric fungi in the Greater Antilles. XVI International Botanical congress, August 1-7, 1999, St. Louis, MO. Program p. 141.

Baroni, T. J., Lodge, D. J., and Cantrell, S. A. 1997. Tropical connections: sister species and species in common between the Caribbean and the eastern United States. McIlvainea 13(1):4-19.

Cantrell, S. A. and D. J. Lodge, 1998. Hygrophoraceae of the Dominican Republic. Proc. Mycological Society of America meetings, June 12- 16, San Juan, PR June 1998.

Cantrell, S. A. and Lodge, D. J. 2000a. Hygrophoraceae of the Greater Antilles: Hygrocybe subgenus Hygrocybe. Mycol. Res. 104(7):873-878.

Cantrell, S. A., and D. J. Lodge. 2001. Hygrophoraceae (Agaricales) of the Greater Antilles, subgenus Pseudohygrocybe section Firmae. Mycological Research 103:215-224.

Coker, W.C. and J.N. Couch. 1928. The Gasteromycetes of the Eastern United States and Canada. Univ. of North Carolina Press, 201 pp.

Decock, C., and L. Ryvarden. 2000. Studies in neotropical polypores. 6. New resupinate Perenniporia species with small pores and small basidiospores. Mycologia 92: 354-360.

Guzmán, G., Tapia, F., Nieves-Rivera, A. M., and Betancourt, C. 1997. Two new blueing species of Psilocybe from Puerto Rico. Mycotaxon 68: 377-382.

Hedges, S.B., C.A. Hass, and L.R. Maxson. 1992. Caribbean biogeography: Molecular evidence for dispersal in West Indian terrestrial vertebrates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA 89: 1909-1913.

Largent, D.L. and Baroni, T. 1999. Claves para genero dentro de las familias (Agaricales). 20 pp. In: III Congreso Latinoamericano de Micología, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela. Curso pre-Congreso Taxonomía de Basidiomycetes Aphyllophorales. Paque Nacional Henry Pittier 27- 31 Augusto.

Larsson, K.-H. 1998. An introduction to the Corticiaceae. Compiled for an NSF-funded MSA workshop in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, June 1998. 26 pp.

Larsson, K.-H. 1999. (translation to Spanish by N. Pérez) Introducion al Corticiaceae con claves. 26 pp. In: III Congreso Latinoamericano de Micología, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela. Curso pre-Congreso Taxonomía de Basidiomycetes Aphyllophorales. Paque Nacional Henry Pittier 27- 31 Augusto.

Legon, N.W. 1999. A mycological expedition to Puerto Rico. The Mycologist 13: 58-62.

Lodge, D.J. 1996. Fungi of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. A history of previous surveys, current status, and the future. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 776:123-129.

Lodge, D.J. 1997. Factors related to diversity of decomposer fungi in tropical forests. Biodiversity & Conservation 6: 681-688.

Lodge, D.J. 1999. Cuphophyllus pegleri sp. nov. (Hygrophoraceae) from the Lesser Antilles. Kew Bull. 54:807-810.

Lodge, D.J., Baroni, T.J., and Cantrell, S.A. 2001Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles project. In: British Mycological Society: Tropical Mycology Symposium. R. Watling, C. Robinson and J.C. Frankland, eds. [in press].

Lodge, D.J., T.J. Baroni, and S.A. Cantrell. 2002. Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles project. Pages 45-60 in R. Watling, J. C. Frankland, A. M. Ainsworth, S. Isaac, and C. Robinson, editors. Tropical Mycology, Volume 1, Macromycetes. CABI Publishing Egham, UK.

Lodge, D.J., T.J. Baroni, and O.K. Miller, Jr. 2001. Biogeography of Basidiomycete fungi in the Greater Antilles. In: Biogeography of Plants in the Greater Antilles , T. Zanoni, ed. New York Botanical Gardens. In review.

Lodge, D.J., and L. Ryvarden. Studies in neotropical polypores 11. Antrodia aurantia, a new species from the Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles . Mycotaxon. . In review.

Miller, O. K., Jr. and Lodge, D. J. 1998. Observations on species of Amanita associated with Pinus occidentalis in the Dominican Republic. 1998 Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of America and the American Bryological and Lichenological Society, June 12- 16, 1998, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Program p. 44.

Miller, O. K., Jr., and D.J. Lodge. 2001. New species of Amanita from the Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles. Mycotaxon 79: 289-306.

Miller, O. K., Jr., Lodge, D. J., and Baroni, T. J. 2000. New and interesting ectomycorrhizal fungi from Puerto Rico, Mona, and Guana Islands. Mycologia 92(3):558-570.

Moncalvo, J.-M., Lutzoni, F.M., Rehner, S.A., Johnson, J. and Vilgalys, R. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships of agaric fungi based on large subunit ribosomal DNA sequences. Systematic Biology 49: 278-305.

Nakasone, K.K., Burdsall, H.H. Jr., and Lodge, D.J. 1998Phanerochaete flava in Puerto Rico. Mycologia 90(1): 132-135.

Nieves-Rivera, A.M., D.J. Lodge, & O.K. Miller, Jr. 1998. Contributions to the study of gasteromycetes of Puerto Rico. McIlvainea 13: 50-58.

Pegler, D. N., Lodge, D.J., and Nakasone, K.K. 1998. The pantropical genus Macrocybe gen nov. Mycologia 90(3): 494-504.

Poldmaa, K., G.J. Samuels, and Lodge, D.J.. 1997. Three new polyporicolous species of Hypomyces and their Cladobotryum anamorphs. Sydowia 49: 80-93.

Roberts, P. 1998. Synonymy of Tofispora & Thanatephorus, with notes on a new collection from Puerto Rico. Mycotaxon 69: 35-38.

Roberts, P. 1998 Rapid keys to the major genera of Heterobasidiomycetes. Workbook for an NSF-Funded MSA worshop in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, June 1998. 6 pp.

Roberts, P. 1999 (translation by N. Pérez) Claves R´pidas para los géneros mayores de Heterobasidiomycetos, 1999 5 pp. In: III Congreso Latinoamericano de Micología, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela. Curso pre-Congreso Taxonomía de Basidiomycetes Aphyllophorales. Paque Nacional Henry Pittier 27- 31 Augusto.

Ryvarden, L. 1998. Neotropical polypores I: Main key and Hymenochaetaceae. Workbook for an NSF-Funded MSA worshop in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, June 1998. 40 pp.

Ryvarden, L. 1999a. (translation by M. Rajchenberg) Los Géneros de los poliíporos. Claves. Pp. 1- 13 In: III Congreso Latinoamericano de Micología, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela. Curso pre-Congreso Taxonomía de Basidiomycetes Aphyllophorales. Paque Nacional Henry Pittier 27- 31 Augusto.

Ryvarden, L. 1999. (translation by N. Pérez) Polyporales del neotropico I. Clave principal Hymenochaetaceae. In: : III Congreso Latinoamericano de Micología, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela. Curso pre-Congreso Taxonomía de Basidiomycetes Aphyllophorales. Paque Nacional Henry Pittier 27- 31 Augusto. 134 pp.

Ryvarden, L. 2000. Studies in neotropical polypores 2; a prliminary key to neotropical species of Ganoderma with a laccate pileus. Mycologia 92(1):180-191.

Ryvarden, L. 2000. Studies in Neotropical polypores 5. New and noteworthy species from Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. Mycotaxon 74: 119-129.

Ryvarden, L. 2000. Studies in neotropical polypores. 7. Wrightoporia (Hericiaceae, Basidiomycetes) in tropical America. Karstenia. [In press].

Ryvarden, L. 2000. Studies in neotropical polypores. 8. Poroid fungi from Jamaica - a preliminary check list. Mycotaxon [in press].

Samuels, G.J., & D.J.Lodge. 1996. Rogersonia, a new genus of the Hypocreales. Sydowia 48: 250-254.

DISSEMINATION: UNRESTRICTED

REASONS TO RESTRICT DATA IN THIS DATA SET BEYOND ITS TWO YEAR POLICY PERIOD*:

*WILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY LTER PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: J. ZIMMERMAN, A. LUGO , D.J. LODGE

SITE DESCRIPTIONS:
Synopsis of the Geologic History and Biogeographic Patterns in the Caribbean Islands from: Baroni, Lodge, and Cantrell. 1997; Cantrell & Lodge 2000, Cantrell & Lodge 2001; and Lodge, Baroni & Cantrell 2001.

The origin and exact geologic history of the Caribbean islands are debated, but it is agreed that they originated much further west than they are now, approximately where Central America is currently or further west in the Pacific. Based on the few species of animals common to North America and South America at that time, it is beleived that the islands did not form a continuous land bridge between the continents. Life on the developing islands was largely or entirely wiped out around 64 million years ago when a large asteroid-like bolide landed in the Gulf of Mexico, creating a tidal wave estimated at 1.2 mi. (2 km) in height at the point of impact and over 1,600 ft. (500m) by the time it reached Cuba (Hedges et al. 1992).

As the incipient island chain drifted east relative to the continents, some collided with each other and broke apart into new configuations. About 25 to 30 million years ago, Puerto Rico was joined to the southeastern part of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic on the eastern end and Haiti in the west), and was located approximately south of where Florida is now. Cuba rests on the North American plate, and has remained in the same position relative to North America. The sea level rose and fell by hundreds of feet over the geologic ages, joining islands above sea level as the ice ages waxed, and partially or completely inundating the islands as the ice ages waned. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were joined above water during the last ice age 10,000 years ago. The last major inundation lasted for 10 to 15 million years and ended around 25 million years ago (Hedges et al. 1992). Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are thought to have had some parts that remained above water, based on the presence of endemic amphibians and reptiles and the large evolutionary differences separating them from mainland relatives (Hedges et al. 1992). Currently, the highest mountain in the Caribbean is Pico Duarte in the Central Mountian Range of the Dominican Republic, standing at 10,125 feet (3087 m). The high mountains have forests of an endemic pine, Pinus occidentalis, which represents the easternmost extent of pine in the Caribbean. Puerto Rico is much lower with the highest peak, Cerro Punto, reaching 4,389 feet (1338 m) above sea level. There are no native pines in Puerto Rico or the Lesser Antilles. Despite recent controversy, Jamaica and the Lesser Antilles are thought to have been completely submerged until 25 million years ago (Hedges et al. 1992).

Some of the species of basidiomycete fungi in the Greater Antilles are the same as those in southeastern North America (Baroni et al. 1997; Lodge et al. 2001 and in review). Overlap of species found in the Greater Antilles with those in eastern North American, and sibling species or varieties in the Greater Antilles and North America is more common among agarics and boletes found at high elevation in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico (Baroni et al. 1997; Lodge et al. 2001 and in review; Miller and Lodge, 2001). Although many of the ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with the endemic pine in the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola are known from eastern North America, a few are disjunct populations of species known from the mountains of Western North America (Cantrell & Lodge 2000; Lodge et al. 2001 and in review). The disjunct populations of western North American species in the Dominican Republic may be remnants of an ancient distribution that extended from the Rocky Mts. and the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico through the ancient part of Central America (i.e., the mountains of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Chiapas Mexico) to Cuba and Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles (Lodge et al. 2001 and in review). Except for the species at high elevation in the Dominican Republic (and Cuba?) and a few species mostly at high elevation on Puerto Rico and Jamaica, however, most of the agarics in the Greater Antilles have tropical affinities (Cantrell & Lodge 2000 and in press; Lodge et al. 2001 and in review). A few of the polypores and agaric species in the Entolomataceae are also found in Africa (Lodge et al. 2001 and in review). While some of the species in the Greater Antilles are pantropical or neotropical, most appear to have restricted distributions. Less than a third of the agaric species and varieties found in the Greater Antilles have also been reported by Pegler (1983) from the Lesser Antilles (Cantrell & Lodge, in press, Lodge et al. 2001 and in review). Low overlap in species composition between the Greater and Lesser Antilles has also been found in vascular plants, mosses, and vertebrates. A quarter to a third of the species and varieties of agarics from Greater Antilles have not been reported elsewhere, and some are known from only a single island (Cantrell & Lodge, 2001; Lodge et al. 2001 & in review).

Habitat descriptions

In Puerto Rico, the elevation in the study areas ranges from sea level to 1400 m. The types of plant communities and Holdridge Life Zones include coastal sand dunes where the dominant tree species is Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L; low-elevation subtropical moist and dry forests; low to middle elevation moist and wet limestone forests; subtropical wet forest at 250-600 m elev. on volcanic and sedimentary rock, where the co-dominant tree species are Dacryodes excelsa Vahl, Sloanea berteriana Choise, and Manilkara bidentata (A.DC.) Chev.; lower montane wet and rain forests at 600-900 m elev. where Cyrilla racemiflora L. is a characteristic canopy tree; lower montane rain forests above 900m elev., which have dwarf cloud forest; and serpentine forest where the dominant tree species are Clusia rosea Jack. and Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg.. Ectomycorrhizal plant hosts are found from sea level to 800 m elvation, but are uncommon except in the coastal sand dunes and the dry forest. Ectomycorrhizal hosts include species of Coccoloba (Polygonaceae); Pisonia spp. and Neea buxifolia (Nyctaginaceae); Andira inermis (Papilionaceae); and probably Hymenea courbaril L. (Caesalpiniaceae).

In the Dominican Republic, the areas sampled included subtropical dry and moist forest on limestone (few samples), subtropical wet forest with Sloanea, Inga, and Ormosia spp. (few samples), lower montane wet forest composed of broad leaved trees (500-1000 m elev.); and pine forest (850-2500 m elev.) composed of the endemic pine, Pinus occidentalis Swartz. Most collections are from the Central Mountain Range (Cordillera Central), and a few from the Baoruco Range (Sierra de Baoruco). Besides pine, other ectomycorrhizal hosts included Coccoloba (Polygonaceae), Pisonia (Nyctaginaceae), Andira inermis(Papilionaceae);and possibly other leguminous plants and an endemic species of Juglans.

In Jamaica , the elevation ranged from sea level to 1,500 m in the Blue Mts. The forest types included subtropical dry, moist and wet forests on limestone; wet serpentine forests; and lower montane wet and rain forests.

In the Virgin Islands, elevation ranged from 1-550 m. The habitats we sampled included sea level coastal communities on sand; subtropical dry forest on limestone and volcanoclastic rock, and subtropical moist forest mostly on volcanoclastic rock. We sampled in subtropical moist forest on the peaks of St. John, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, and possibly Guana Islands. Moist forests were also sampled in the ghuts (deep ravines) on St. John and some of the other virgins. Native ectomycorrhizal plants included species of Coccoloba (Polygonaceae), Pisoni and Neea buxifolia (Polygonaceae), and probably Hymenea courbaril L. (Caesalpiniaceae) and some other leguminous plants.

Geographical positional system (GPS) Coordinates for each location:
Was recorded for each record, when possible. See lat. and lon. fields below

ORDER OF VARIABLES IN THE FIELDS:
FAMILY, GENUS, SECTION, SPECIES, AUTHORITY, VARIETY, VAR. AUTHORITY, NOV., GROUP, CATEGORY, COUNTRY CODE or ISLAND CODE, COLLECTION NUMBER, COLLECTION DATE, COLLECTOR, ALTERNATE LEDGER, ALTERNATE LEDGER NUMBER, DETERMINED BY, PREVIOUS DETERMINATIONS, LOCATION, MUNICIPALITY, LIFE ZONE, ELEVATION, HOST, TOPOGRAPHICAL POSITION,MICROLOCALITY, LATITUDE DEGREES , LATITUDE MIN, LATITUDE SEC, LONGITUDE DEGREE, LONGITUDE MIN, LONGITUDE SEC, SUBSTRATE, DIAMETER, ON WOOD, ON BARK, HOST NUMBER, GRID COORDINATES, NOTES, PHOTOS, DEPOSITED, STATUS

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)

Family

Genus

Section

Species

Species authority

NAME OF VARIABLE

Family

Genus

Section

Species

Species Authority

DEFINITION OF VARIABLE

Standard definition of Family in the system to name and classify species: a taxonomic rank intermediate between order and genus. It is generally from the 8th edition of Ainseworth & Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi (Hawksworth et al. 1995

Standard definition of Genus in the system to name and classify species: a taxonomic category ranking below a family and above a species and generally consisting of a group of species exhibiting similar characteristics

Name of the hand-cut sections mounted in aqueous 3% KOH or Melzer's reagent after rehydration in 70% alcohol for microstructures studies.

Standard definition of Species in the system to name and classify species: a fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus and consisting of related organisms capable of interbreeding.

Standard definition of Authority in the system to name and classify species: the name of the author who first published a valid description of it. These names are frequently abbreviated. If more than one species is listed, the authority refers to the first genus species combination

UNIT

         

PRECISION

         

RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES

 

 

 

 

 

DATA TYPE

alphanumeric

alphanumeric

alphanumeric

alphanumeric

alphabetical

MISSING DATA CODES

none

none

none

none

none

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)

Variety

Variety authority

Nov.

Group

Category

NAME OF VARIABLE

Variety

Variety Authority

Nova

Group

Category

DEFINITION OF VARIABLE

Standard definition of Variety in the system to name and classify species: a taxonomic rank lower to species - refers to a provisional name

Standard definition of Authority in the system to name and classify species: the name of the author who first published a valid description of it. These names are frequently abbreviated. If more than one variety is listed, the authority refers to the first genus variety combination

a new taxon, genus, species or variety, published or inedited - Not all records have been marked-

The general group to which the fungus belongs, often the order, phylum or subkingdom

The form or type of fruit body

UNIT

         

PRECISION

         

RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES

Not possible to list all values

Not possible to list all values

Gen. nov., Sp. nov., var. nov.

Agaricales, Aphyllophorales, Boletales, Heterobasidiomycetes, Misc. Basidiomycetes -I.E., Gasteromycetes, Coral, Rust, Hydnaceous, Cyphelloid- Ascomycetes, Mitosporic Fungi

 

Agaric, Bolete, Chantrell (Cantharelloid & Gomphoid), Coral, Coralloid Jelly, Corticioid, Corticiod Jelly, Cyphelloid, Gasteromycete Puffball, Gasteromycete Stink Horn, Gasteromycete Earth Star, Gasteromycete Bird's Nest, Jelly, Lamellate Polypore, Meruliod, Meruliod Jelly, Polypore, Poroid Agaric, Sterioid, Sterioid Coral, Sterioid Jelly, Tooth Fungus, Toothed Jelly, Toothed Sterioid, Thelephoroid; Discomycetes, Earth Tongue, Loculoascomycetes, Pyrenomycetes, Lichen; Coelomycete, Hyphomycete, Slime Mold, Sterile Mycelium, Water Mold, Vam

DATA TYPE

alphanumeric

alphabetical

alphanumeric

alphabetical

alphabetical

MISSING DATA CODES

none

none

none

none

none

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)

Island/Country code

Collection Number

Collection Date

Collector

Alternate Ledger

NAME OF VARIABLE

Country Code

Collection Number

Collection Date

Collector

Alternate Ledger

DEFINITION OF VARIABLE

An Abbreviation Of The Political, Geographic Domain Or The Island Name

 

A unique number in each database file referring to this record

Date collected (mm/dd/yyyy)

The person or persons who found the specimens (not always accurate for lr. If missing, assume D.J. Lodge)

A person who collected and/or annotated the specimens and assigned their collection number; sometimes an institution

UNIT

         

PRECISION

 

Some numbers include a decimal. These refer to different records. Most were mixed collections (e.g. host & parasite); a few were duplicated numbers

Standard. Some records for which only the month and year are known are recorded as the 15th of the month; if the date is not exact, it is noted in the notes field.

   

RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES

DR = Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola , JAM = Jamaica, PR = Puerto Rico a USA territory, VI = USA & British Virgin Islands, ANG = Anguilla - BVI, GUA = Guana Island - BVI, TOR = Tortola - BVI, St.J. = St. John - USVI, VG = Virgin Gorda - BVI

DR 1-2086, JAM 1-267 - incomplete, PR 1-2086, VI 1-431 - 751 records DR 5/./1993 - 4/./2000, JAM 9/./96 - 6/./99, PR 10/./1983-10/./2000, VI 10/./1991-10/./1999   A. Ortiz = A. Ortiz, E. Setliff = E. Setliff, AA = Ana Arguello-Lopez, DJL = D. Jean Lodge, BOS = Beatriz Ortiz-Santana, CFMR = Center for Forest Mycology Research numbers - Madison WI, D. Llorens-Rivera = D. Llorens-Rivera, DJM = David J. McLaughlin, EH-ZT = Egon Horak - herbarium ZT, F. Axlerod = F. Axlerod, G.J. Samuels = G.J. Samuels, HHB = Harold H. Burdsall, J. Trappe = J. Trappe, Legon = Nickolas Legon, KHL = Karl-Henrik Larsson, LR = Leif Ryvarden, M. Serrano = Mayda Serrano, MESS = Mirna E. Santana-S., MK-PR = Merck Co., Gerald Bills & Jon Polishook = Gerald Bills & Jon Polishook, N. Perez = Nerybelle Perez, NCC = Naomi C. Clum, Nieves-Rivera = Angel Nieves-Rivera, OKM = Orson K. Miller Jr., OPP = Omar Paino Perdomo-Sanchez, PJB = Paula J. Brooks, PR = a previous, duplicated database collection number before it was reassigned, R. Bonilla = Reinaldo Bonilla, R. Hanlin, Roure PR- = entered from Roure's collections at UPR Mayaguez, S.A. Cantrell = Sharon A. Cantrell, SMH = Sabine M. Huhndorf, Singer = Rolf, TJB = Timothy J. Baroni

DATA TYPE

alphabetical

numeric

datetime

alphabetical

alphabetical

MISSING DATA CODES

none

none

none

none

NA

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)

Alternate Number

Field#

Determined By

Previous Determinations

Location

NAME OF VARIABLE

Alternate Ledger Number

Field Number

Fungus Determined By

Previous Determinations

Location

DEFINITION OF VARIABLE

The collection number assigned by the person listed in the alternative ledger field

Given number in the field

Who last determined - identified- the fungus genus species listed If none is listed, it is a field determined by the collector or was deted later by DJL at CFMR. See lists of Investigators and mycologists who contributed

Previous identifications and field determinations

Location where the fungus was found

UNIT

         

PRECISION

         

RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES

1-99193

 

 

 

 

DATA TYPE

numeric

 alphanumeric

alphabetical

alphabetical

alphabetical

MISSING DATA CODES

NA

 

none

NA

 

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)

PR(3)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)

Municipality

Life Zone

Elevation

Host

Topographical Position

NAME OF VARIABLE

Municipality/Munucipio

Life Zone

Elevation

Host

Topographical Position

DEFINITION OF VARIABLE

A governmental jurisdiction corresponding to county

Holdridge life zones

Asl (above sea level)

The plant, animal or fungus on which the specimens were growing, or the ectomycorrhizal host plant

Location on slope, valley or ridge

UNIT

   

meter

   

PRECISION

   

5-10

   

RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES

Adjuntas, Aguas Buenas, Añasco, Arecibo, Bayamón, Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canovanas, Cayey, Fajardo, Guanica, Humacao, Isabela, Juana Díaz, Lajas, Loíza, Luquillo, Maricao, Mayaguez, Naguabo, Orocovis, Patillas, Ponce, Quebradillas, Río Grande, San Juan, San Sebastian, Villalba, Yabucoa, 'NA' or tradewinds (a trail that follows the divide between Mun. Río Grande & Naguabo municipality)

ST-WF = subtropical wet forest, ST-MF = subtropical moist forest, ST-DF = subtropical dry forest, LM-RF = lower montane rain forest, LM-WF = lower montane wet forest, LM-MF = lower montane moist forest, M-WF = montane wet forest

DR: 5-2500

PR: 0-1200

JAM: 0-1500

VI: 0-550

 

Ridge, slope, valley, riparian ridge

DATA TYPE

Alphabetical

alphabetical

numeric

alphabetical

alphabetical

MISSING DATA CODES

none

none

none

none

none

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)

Microlocality

Latitude degrees

Latitude min

Latitude sec

Longitude degrees

NAME OF VARIABLE

Microlocality

Degrees Latitude

Minutes Latitude

Seconds Latitude

Degrees Longitude

DEFINITION OF VARIABLE

Position relative to the ground

Degrees latitude

Minutes latitude

Seconds latitude

Degrees longitude

UNIT

 

degree

minute

second

degree

PRECISION

     

0.01 - 10

 

RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES

 

17-19

0-60

0-60

64-78

DATA TYPE

alphanumeric

numeric

numeric

numeric

numeric

MISSING DATA CODES

none

none

none

none

none

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)

Longitude min

Longitude sec

Substrate

Diameter

On wood

NAME OF VARIABLE

Minutes Longitude

Seconds Longitude

Substrate

Diameter Of Woody Substrate

Growing On Wood

DEFINITION OF VARIABLE

Minutes longitude

Seconds longitude

The material on which the fungus was fruiting or growing

Diameter of the piece of wood on which the fungus was fruiting in millimeters, centimeters or meters

Growing on wood

UNIT

minute

second

 

 

 

PRECISION

 

0.01-10

 

0.1

 

RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES

0-60

0-60

 

0.5-150

+, X, Y

DATA TYPE

numeric

numeric

alphabetical

alphanumeric

alphanumeric

MISSING DATA CODES

none

none

none

none

blank or "-"

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

8FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)

On bark

Host number

Grid Coordinates

Notes

Photos

NAME OF VARIABLE

Growing On Bark

Number On Host Tag

Grid Coordinates

Annotation

Photographs Taken

DEFINITION OF VARIABLE

Growing on bark

Number on host tag from one of the grids. See LUQUILLO FOREST DYNAMICS PLOT methods for range of values.

See LUQUILLO FOREST DYNAMICS PLOT methods

Description of fungal fruiting structure, microscopic characters. See abbreviations and colors under notes in methods

Photographs taken, roll and exposure numbers

UNIT

         

PRECISION

         

RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES

+, X, Y

01.01.01 - 17.26.44

 

DATA TYPE

alphanumeric

numeric

alphanumeric

alphanumeric

alphanumeric

MISSING DATA CODES

blank or "-"

none

none

none

none

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

DR (1), JAM (2), PR(3), VI(4)

ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)

Deposited

Status

NAME OF VARIABLE

Herbarium Where Collection Was Deposited

Status

DEFINITION OF VARIABLE

Herbarium/herbaria where collection was deposited using the standard herbarium codes

Type status of a collection (e.g., holotype, isotype or isoholotype, paratype)

UNIT

   

PRECISION

   

RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES

DATA TYPE

alphabetical

alphabetical

MISSING DATA CODES

none

none

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS:

Variable Name

Formula

 

 


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