The Genus Auricularia Bull. ex Juss. (Basidiomycota) in Cerrado (Brazilian Savanna) areas of Goias state and the Federal District, Brazil

The present study reports species occurrence of the genus Auricularia found in areas of the Cerrado biome in Goias state and in the Federal District, thereby expanding the occurrence records of this species in Brazil. A total of 101 samples were found, they are distributed into four species: A. delicata, A. fuscosuccinea, A. mesenterica and A. nigricans; the first three are being recorded for the first time for Goias state and A. delicata are being registered for the first time for the Federal District.