Abstract
Established in 1954, the Father Camille Torrend Herbarium (URM) is considered the largest mycological herbarium in South America, with approximately 84,500 specimens. The URM Myxomycetes collection is of historical significance, as it holds the majority of specimens collected in Brazil by C. Torrend, as well as specimens collected and/or identified by G. Bresadola, T. H. Macbride, C. Meylan, G. W. Martin, C. G. Lloyd, M. L. Farr, and A. C. Batista. The 405 exsiccates in the collection were classified as one of the following sample preservation levels, in ascending order of the quality of the specimen: 1–2 (40 % of specimens evaluated); 3–4 (30 % of specimens evaluated); and 5–6 (30 % of specimens evaluated). Herein, we present a list of 148 species, their level of preservation, valid binomials, and collectors/identifiers. The collection includes the types of Hemitrichia insignis (level 3), Stemonitis brasiliensis (level 1), and Arcyria corymbosa (level 1). This is the first report of the occurrence of Badhamia viridescens and Symphytocarpus confluens in Brazil and Alagoas state, respectively.
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The authors wish to thank Dra. Leonor Costa Maia, curator of URM Herbarium, for the loan of exsiccates. They also thank the National Council for Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq), for financial support and a productivity grant awarded to L.H. Cavalcanti (PROTAX 562350/2010-1; CNPq 305967/2009-6).
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de Almeida Neves Nepomuceno Agra, L., Bezerra, A.C.C., Barbosa, D.I. et al. URM Mycological Herbarium: revision of the Myxomycetes collection. Braz. J. Bot 37, 299–313 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-014-0071-4
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