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DELGADO A., A. E.; PINEIRO CH., A. J.  e  URDANETA G., L. M.. Basidiomycota non gilled mushrooms in eleven municipalities in Zulia State, Venezuela.. Rev. Fac. Agron. [online]. 2002, vol.19, n.2, pp.109-122. ISSN 0378-7818.

During a the years 1999 and 2000, one hundred twenty nine (129) samples of non-gilled fungi of differents classes and order were collected in eleven municipalities in Zulia State, Venezuela: Gasteromycetes, Phragmobasidiomycetes, Teliomycetes, Hemibasidiomycetes and the Aphyllophorales order . For each fungus collected the characteristics of the pileus, porus, stipe, tubes depth, spore deposit, spore form and size, and habitat type were determined. Thirty-four genus and forty eight species were identified, the genus: Aquascypha, Auricularia, Ceratelium, Cintractia, Coltricia, Cyathus, Fomes, Ganoderma, Hexagonia, Irpex, Laetiporus, Lenzite, Picnosporus, Pisolithus, Polyporus, Schizophylum y Sparassis were the most common, and for the first time Venezuela the following species were collected: Calvatia elata, Cyathus olla, C. striathus, Coltricia montagnei, Ganoderma curtesii, Lenzite betulina, Meruliopsis taxicola, Phellinus chysoloma, P. viticola, Plycaturopsis crispa, Sparassis crispa, S. spathulata and Trametes gibbosa.

Palavras-chave : Basidiomycota; non-gilled mushrooms; spore size; Venezuela.