The current distribution of the endangered Mexican beech [ Fagus grandifolia var. mexicana (Martinez) Little] is restricted to relict isolated populations in small remnants of montane cloud forest in northeastern Mexico, and little is known about its associated biota. We sampled bolete diversity in two of these monospecifi c forests in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. We compared alpha diversity, including species richness and ensemble structure, and analyzed beta diversity (dissimilarity in species composition) between forests. We found 26 bolete species, fi ve of which are probably new. Species diversity and evenness were similar between forests. Beta diversity was low, and the similarities of bolete samples from within and between forests were not signifi cantly different. These results support the idea that the two forests share a single bolete ensemble with a common history. In contrast, cumulative species richness differed between the forests, implying that factors other than the mere presence of the host species have contributed to shaping the biodiversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi in relict Mexican beech forests. Key words: beta diversity; Boletaceae; community ecology; conservation; Fagaceae; Fagus grandifolia var. mexicana ; Hidalgo; Mexico; montane cloud forest; species richness.

1. American Journal of Botany 97(5): 893–898. 2010.
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
BOLETE DIVERSITY IN TWO RELICT FORESTS OF THE MEXICAN
BEECH (FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA VAR. MEXICANA; FAGACEAE)1
Ernesto Ch. Rodríguez-Ramírez and Claudia E. Moreno2
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Apartado Postal 69 Plaza Juárez 42001
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
The current distribution of the endangered Mexican beech [Fagus grandifolia var. mexicana (Martinez) Little] is restricted to
relict isolated populations in small remnants of montane cloud forest in northeastern Mexico, and little is known about its associ-
ated biota. We sampled bolete diversity in two of these monospecific forests in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. We compared alpha
diversity, including species richness and ensemble structure, and analyzed beta diversity (dissimilarity in species composition)
between forests. We found 26 bolete species, five of which are probably new. Species diversity and evenness were similar between
forests. Beta diversity was low, and the similarities of bolete samples from within and between forests were not significantly dif-
ferent. These results support the idea that the two forests share a single bolete ensemble with a common history. In contrast,
cumulative species richness differed between the forests, implying that factors other than the mere presence of the host species
have contributed to shaping the biodiversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi in relict Mexican beech forests.
Key words: beta diversity; Boletaceae; community ecology; conservation; Fagaceae; Fagus grandifolia var. mexicana; Hi-
dalgo; Mexico; montane cloud forest; species richness.
We studied the species diversity of Boletales in Mexican and higher mean annual precipitation (1741 mm) than F. gran-
beech forests, a rare and endangered habitat. At the southern- difolia does (19.5°C, 1426 mm) at its southern distribution limit
most limit of the distribution of the genus Fagus (Fagaceae), (Fang and Lechowicz, 2006). The species probably grows at its
the Mexican beech F. grandifolia var. mexicana (Martinez) ecological limits and requires microhabitats with very high
Little is restricted to the montane cloud forests of northeastern humidity (Williams-Linera et al., 2000). Given the restricted
Mexico (Williams-Linera et al., 2003; Fang and Lechowicz, spatial distribution and unusual stand characteristics (Williams-
2006; Fig. 1), and little is known about its associated biota. Linera et al., 2000) of this endemic beech, its monospecific
Monodominant isolated populations of the Mexican beech have forests may not survive without conservation efforts (Williams-
been found in small remnants (2–40 ha) at fewer than 10 iso- Linera et al., 2003, Téllez-Valdés et al., 2006).
lated localities of the eastern Sierra Madre, at altitudes ranging In this paper, we focus on the species diversity and composi-
from 1400 to 2000 m a.s.l. (Williams-Linera et al., 2000, 2003). tion of the bolete (Basidiomycetes: Boletales) ensemble grow-
Community characteristics of the Mexican beech forests are ing in two monodominant Mexican beech forests in the state of
similar to those of Chinese beech forests (Fang and Lechowicz, Hidalgo, central Mexico. Given that most boletes are obligate
2006), usually with a mix of species of Quercus, Magnolia, ectomycorrhizal symbionts, their biogeographical distribution
Acer, and Podocarpus (Rzedowski, 1993; Williams-Linera depends on that of their host plants (Ortíz-Santana et al., 2007;
et al., 2000). These rare Mexican beech forests are relicts of a Halling et al., 2008; Smith and Pfister, 2009). As symbionts in
formerly extensive cloud forest of Fagus grandifolia from the forest ecosystems, boletes are intimately involved in basic pro-
Pliocene (Williams-Linera et al., 2003). At present, the Mexican cesses such as nutrient uptake and cycling, and the decomposi-
beech has a smaller climatic range and occurs in areas with a tion of organic matter. In temperate forests, boletes are typically
considerably lower mean annual temperature (14.8°–15.6°C) a conspicuous element of the mycobiota during the rainy sea-
son. Some of them are also of human interest because of their
1 Manuscript received 18 September 2009; revision accepted 19 February
toxic or psychotropic compounds (e.g., Boletus manicus in
2010.
Papua New Guinea; Thomas, 2003). The fruit bodies of several
The authors thank U. A. Rodríguez R., R. Escorcia, and B. Montiel for Mexican boletes are edible and much appreciated by the locals
technical support in field sampling, A. Moreno (Laboratorio de Micología, for their culinary qualities (Estrada-Martínez et al., 2009).
CIB-UAEH) and J. García-Jiménez (Laboratorio de Micología, UAT) for Mexico has a very high diversity of boletes, comprised of 212
their review and suggestions, and B. Delfosse for improving the English. taxa belonging to 20 of the 25 genera of the world (García-
The first author is especially grateful to B. Muñoz-Vazquez and to Jiménez and Garza-Ocañas, 2001).
CONACYT, which provided a grant to pursue his M. Sc. degree. This To obtain an overview of the bolete diversity in relict mono-
research was supported in part by projects 95828 FOMIX CONACYT– specific forests of Mexican beech, we compared alpha diver-
HIDALGO and 84127 SEP-CONACYT Basic Science. sity, including the species richness and structure of bolete
2 Author for correspondence (e-mail: cmoreno@uaeh.edu.mx)
ensembles in two Mexican beech forests, and analyzed beta
doi:10.3732/ajb.0900284 diversity (dissimilarity in species composition) between forests.
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Fig. 1. Location of the two Mexican beech forests sampled in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. Distributions of Fagus grandifolia and F. grandifolia var.
mexicana were drawn from biodiversity occurrence data obtained from 42 databases accessed through GBIF Data Portal (http://www.gbif.net, 2009-
11-14). The current distribution of the cloud forest in Hidalgo was drawn from Velázquez et al. (2002).
In isolation, the two beech forests may have independently ac- in mean slope (t = −3.88, df =38, P ≤ 0.001), median arboreal cover (U = 285,
cumulated different bolete species, leading to differences in N = 20, P = 0.02) and the dbh of the nearest tree (U = 125, N = 20, P = 0.04).
Slope is steeper and there is more cover in La Mojonera than in Medio Monte,
alpha diversity and high beta diversity between forests. Alter- and dbh is greater in Medio Monte than in La Mojonera. Median litter depth (U =
natively, the bolete communities may have uniform alpha 207.5, N = 20, P = 0.850) and mean distance to the nearest tree (t = −0.242,
diversity and low beta diversity, reflecting the shared environ- df = 38, P = 0.810) are not statistically different between the two forests.
mental conditions or common historical origins of the relict
beech forests. Understanding the patterns of diversity among Field sampling—Bolete fruit bodies were collected once every 15 d over
ectomycorrhizal fungi will permit us to make conservation rec- 5 mo in the rainy season of 2007 (from July to November), for a total of 22
ommendations that take into account not only the trees, but also samples, 11 in each forest. No fruit bodies were found during four of those 11
sampling forays (July and late November in La Mojonera; July, late October,
the microbial environment upon which the trees depend. and early November in Medio Monte), resulting in seven successful samplings
at each forest.
We followed two sampling procedures: sampling in permanent plots and
MATERIALS AND METHODS opportunistic sampling (Mueller et al., 2004). Permanent plots of 100 × 100 m2
were set up in representative areas of each forest, as far as possible from human
Study areas—The study was carried out in two well-conserved, isolated settlements and roads. In each plot, we set 10 transects, 100 m in length and
forests where Fagus grandifolia var. mexicana is monodominant in the state of 10 m apart. We marked 20 sampling sites in each transect, each separated by
Hidalgo, Mexico (Fig. 1). One forest is La Mojonera, in the Zacualtipan mu- 5 m, for a total 200 sites in the plot. At each site, all bolete fruit bodies were
nicipality, located ca. 20°37′40″N and 98°37′15″W, at 1958 to 1991 m a.s.l. collected in a circular, 5-m2 subplot around the point, for a total sampling area
The other forest is Medio Monte in the municipality of San Bartolo Tutotepec, of 0.1 ha in each forest, resampled 11 times. During each sampling, opportunis-
located ca. 20°24′50″N and 98°14′24″W, at 1800 to 1944 m a.s.l. In both for- tic sampling was conducted by two people who directly searched for fruit bod-
ests, the soil type is Andisol, suborder Vitrands (nomenclature follows the U.S. ies for 2 h outside the permanent plot.
Soil Taxonomy of the United States Department of Agriculture) with the clear
presence of organic matter. The linear distance between forests is ca. 50 km, Taxonomic identification—All the fruit bodies encountered in the field
and both are surrounded by a matrix of montane cloud forest, with some patches were photographed and put into waxed paper bags for transport to the labora-
of cattle pastures. We did not find any other potential ectomycorrhizal hosts, tory. Taxonomic identification was based on macroscopic morphological
either within or surrounding the permanent sampling plots of either forest. descriptions and color changes with chemical reagents (KOH 3–10%, FeSO4
To characterize any environmental differences between the two forests, we 10%, and NH4OH 3–70%). Also, microscopic samples of dehydrated material
assessed five variables at 20 randomly selected sampling sites in the permanent were examined to characterize the size (length and width) and shape of micro-
plots (see below) where boletes were sampled: arboreal cover, distance to the scopic structures such as basidiospores, basidia, and cystidia. All this informa-
nearest tree, diameter at breast height (dbh) of the nearest tree, slope, and litter tion was used to identify specimens with the taxonomic keys available and
depth. At each sampling site, these variables were measured four times, once in expert opinion. Dehydrated specimens were deposited in the Mycological Col-
the direction of each cardinal point, and the mean value was calculated at each lection of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (M-UAEH), and
point for each variable. The two forests have statistically significant differences voucher information is provided in Appendix 1. A taxonomic description of

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each species and a dichotomous taxonomic key is available in Rodríguez- Table 1. Boletaceae species collected in two Mexican beech forests in the
Ramírez (2009). state of Hidalgo, Mexico. Key codes indicate fruit body abundance,
shown in Fig. 3.
Data analysis—To include only standardized samples for the alpha diver-
sity analyses, we used only data collected in the permanent plots, but for the Species Key
beta diversity analysis, we used data collected with both procedures (permanent
Boletellus russellii (Frost) E. J. Gilbert (1931) O
plots and opportunistic sampling).
Boletus hypocarycinus Singer (1945) R
Before analyzing alpha diversity, we assessed the completeness of the
Boletus miniato-olivaceus Frost (1874) S
bolete inventories in each forest as the proportion of observed species richness
Boletus rubropunctus Peck (1904) A
relative to maximum expected richness. Expected richness was calculated using
Boletus sp. 1 Q
two nonparametric richness estimators, ICE and ACE, which are based on inci-
Leccinum albellum (Peck) Singer (1945) T
dence and abundance data, respectively (Colwell, 2006). These estimators were
Leccinum eximium (Peck) Singer (1973) D
calculated with the program EstimateS version 8.0.0 (Colwell, 2006). Given
that total number of fruit bodies collected in each forest was markedly different, Leccinum rugosiceps (Peck) Singer (1905) P
we compared cumulative species richness using rarefaction to standardize sam- Leccinum sp. 1 N
ples. Rarefaction curves based on the number of fruit bodies collected, with Leccinum tablense Halling & G. M. Mueller (2003) H
standard errors, were calculated with the software Species Diversity and Rich- Phlebopus sp. 1 L
ness version 3.0.2 (Henderson and Seaby, 2002). Species abundance structure Phylloporus leucomycellinus Singer & M. H. Ivory (1978) V
was plotted in rank–abundance graphs. The Shannon diversity and Pielou even- Phylloporus sp. 1 K
ness indexes were calculated with 95% confidence intervals obtained by boot- Pulveroboletus cramesinus (Secr. ex Watling) M. M. Moser ex Singer M
strap resampling using the Species Diversity and Richness software (Henderson (1966)
and Seaby, 2002). Retiboletus retipes (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) Manfr. Binder & Bresinsky I
To assess beta diversity between the two sampled forests, we drew Venn (2002)
diagrams with the number of species and genera in three groups: those present Strobilomyces confusus Singer (1945) U
only in La Mojonera, those present only in Medio Monte, and those shared by Tylopilus felleus (Bull. ex Fr.) Karsten (1818) G
both forests. As a measure of beta diversity, we calculated the complementarity Tylopilus rubrobrunneus Mazzer & A. H. Smith (1976) B
of the two forests, using the index described by Colwell and Coddington (1994), Tylopilus tabacinus (Peck) Singer (1896) E
at the genus and species levels. Then, to test statistical differences in similarity Tylopilus vinosobrunneus Hongo (1979) J
between the two forests, we performed a nonparametric one-way analysis of Xanthoconium separans (Peck) Halling & Both (1998) F
similarity (ANOSIM; Clarke and Warwick, 1994). The null hypothesis of the Xerocomus sp. 1 C
ANOSIM was that there are no statistical differences in species composition Pulveroboletus ravenelii (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) Murrill (1909)a
between the two forests, i.e., mean similarity between pairs of samples within a Boletellus betula (Schwein.) E. J. Gilbert (1931)a
forest is not different from the similarity between pairs of samples from differ- Boletus pallidus Frost (1874)a
ent forests. Then, to search for temporal or spatial groups of samples according Boletus roseolateritius Bessette, Both & Dunaway (2003)a
to their similarity in species composition, we constructed single linkage cluster a Species collected only during opportunistic sampling outside permanent
dendrograms. To see the influence of using presence/absence or fruit body sampling plots (see Materials and Methods).
abundance data, we calculated both the ANOSIM and cluster analysis using
two similarity measures: qualitative and quantitative Sørensen coefficients.
These two analyses were performed using the PRIMER ver. 5.0 program (H′ = 2.269, J′ =0.734), but not significantly so, given that their
(Clarke and Gorley, 2001). 95% confidence intervals overlap. Thus, the rank–abundance
graphs are similar for the permanent plots of both forests
(Fig. 3), where the most abundant species is Boletus rubropunc-
RESULTS tus, which accounted for 35.79% of the total fruit bodies in
La Mojonera and 24.64% in Medio Monte. Tylopilus rubrob-
We found 484 fruit bodies from 26 bolete species in the runneus was also very abundant at both sites, while T. tabaci-
Mexican beech forests sampled (Table 1), five of which are nus was abundant at La Mojonera but rare at Medio Monte. The
probably new species, and thus new records for Mexico (to be
described elsewhere). Within the permanent plots, we found
333 fruit bodies from 20 bolete species in La Mojonera forest
and 144 fruit bodies from 14 species in Medio Monte. With op-
portunistic sampling, we found four additional species repre-
sented by seven fruit bodies, along with many species that we
had also found in the permanent plots (Table 1). For the perma-
nent plots of both forests, the ICE richness estimator predicted
a higher maximum number of species (26 species for La
Mojonera and 16.26 species for Medio Monte) than the ACE
estimator (21 and 14.64 species for La Mojonera and Medio
Monte, respectively). Thus, according to the incidence-based
estimator, the species inventory within the permanent plot at
La Mojonera is 77% complete, and the inventory of Medio
Monte is 86% complete; while for the abundance-based estima-
tors both inventories are >95% complete.
Even after we standardized the sampling effort to a total of
144 fruit bodies per forest, rarefaction curves showed a signifi-
cantly higher cumulative richness in the permanent plot at
La Mojonera (20 species) than at Medio Monte (14 species, Fig. 2. Rarefaction curves for boletes in the two Mexican beech
Fig. 2). Ecological diversity and evenness at La Mojonera forests studied, for the species collected in permanent plots. The bars are
are also higher (H′ = 2.328, J′ = 0.753) than at Medio Monte standard errors.

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DISCUSSION
At present, Mexican beech is restricted to isolated popula-
tions in the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range, probably
because of historical events such as the retreat and expansion of
its distribution during glacial and interglacial periods in the
Pliocene and Pleistocene (Williams-Linera et al., 2003). These
events may have shaped the biodiversity associated with these
relicts of Mexican beech forests, including that of the ectomyc-
Fig. 3. Rank–abundance plots of bolete ensembles collected in perma- orrhizal fungi. Our results support the idea that independent of
nent plots in the two Mexican beech forests studied. Species codes are the isolation of forests, there is a single bolete ensemble with a
given in Table 1. Relative species abundance (ni/N) was plotted on a loga- common history in the two forests studied.
rithmic scale against the species-rank ordered by species from those with The community structure of the boletes is similar in the two
the most fruit bodies to those with the fewest.
forests in terms of diversity and evenness, with Boletus rubro-
punctus and Tylopilus rubrobrunneus the most abundant spe-
rarest species at both sites was Strobilomyces confusus, with cies. Beta diversity was low, and ANOSIM detected no
only one fruit body in each forest. significant difference in sample similarity within and between
For beta diversity between forests, the complementarity forests. This result can be considered robust given that the com-
index is only 9% at the genus level (Fig. 4), given that 10 genera pleteness of our bolete inventories is high, whereas undersam-
were shared and only one genus was exclusive to La Mojonera pling would result in lower observed similarity values compared
(Xerocomus). At the species level, the complementarity value with the true similarity values from complete species invento-
reaches 42.30% (Fig. 4) because 15 species were shared be- ries (Chao et al., 2005). However, time intervals between sam-
tween the two forests, nine of which (Boletus hypocarycinus, pling events, as well as environmental and phenological
Boletus sp. 1., B. betula, B. pallidus, B. pallidoroseus, Lecci- conditions may influence fruit body detectability in samples
num tablense, Leccinum sp. 1., Tylopilus vinosobrunneus, and (Unterseher et al., 2005; Osono and Takeda, 2006).
Xerocomus sp. 1) were found exclusively at La Mojonera and Baselga et al. (2007; Baselga, 2010) explained how beta
two (L. eximium and Phylloporus leucomycellinus) at Medio diversity may be caused by two different phenomena: true spe-
Monte only. cies turnover and nestedness. Nestedness occurs when the biota
Bolete samples from within the same forest were not signifi- of sites with smaller numbers of species are subsets of the biota
cantly more similar than samples from between forests based at richer sites, reflecting a nonrandom process of species loss.
on either the abundance data (ANOSIM: R = 0.15; P = 0.052) In contrast, spatial turnover implies the replacement of some
or the incidence data (R = 0.15; P = 0.051). Neither the cluster species by others as a consequence of environmental sorting or
analysis from the indexes of similarity nor the abundance of spatial and historical constraints (Baselga, 2010 and references
boletes revealed clear temporal or spatial groupings of therein). In this study, though low, the beta diversity of boletes
samples. that we found resulted from the rate of species turnover, be-
cause some species were replaced by different species in both
forests, so the forest’s species compositions are not subsets of
each other. La Mojonera forest clearly harbors more bolete spe-
cies richness than Medio Monte does. This richness may be
related to the current environmental conditions at La Mojonera.
Bolete diversity might be responding to the steeper slope and
greater degree of arboreal cover than recorded for Medio Monte.
However, more research on the particular responses of ectomy-
corrhizal fungi to forest structure and microclimate are needed
to understand the symbiosis. For example, ectomycorrhizal
species richness may be positively related to forest size
(Newton and Haigh, 1998; Peay et al., 2007) and soil type
(Gehring et al., 1998). In La Mojonera, the forest is considered
one of the most important populations of Mexican beech in
terms of its conservation status because it is structurally well
developed and regenerating, as indicated by its seedling and
sapling densities (Williams-Linera et al., 2003). This Fagus
population at La Mojonera is probably the largest and most ge-
netically heterogeneous population in Mexico (Pérez, 1999).
Plant and landscape ecology studies are needed to characterize
the current status of the relict Mexican beech forests. Also, an
assessment of the threats to its conservation is needed, given
that at present there are no laws or programs to protect Fagus
Fig. 4. Venn diagrams with a schematic representation of bolete beta
diversity components: the total number of taxa (genera and species) found
and the species associated with it.
in only one of the two forests (exclusive) and the number of species shared Although a significant proportion of ectomycorrhizal fungi
by both Mexican beech forests. The percentage of complementarity in might exhibit host specificity (Newton and Haigh, 1998; Ishida
species composition between forests was calculated using the index de- et al., 2007), fortunately from a conservation perspective, sev-
scribed by Colwell and Coddington (1994). eral of the bolete species that we report in this study have other

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Appendix 1. Voucher information of Boletaceae species collected at two Fagus grandifolia var. mexicana forest in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. All dehydrated
specimens are deposited in the Mycological Collection of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico.
Taxon; Voucher specimen; Collection locale.
Boletellus russellii (Frost) E. J. Gilbert (1931); M-UAEH749, M-UAEH782, Tutotepec. Pulveroboletus cramesinus (Secr. ex Watling) M.M. Moser
M-UAEH783; La Mojonera, Zacualtipán de Ángeles. Boletus hypo- ex Singer (1966); M-UAEH779, M-UAEH780; La Mojonera, Zacualtipán
carycinus Singer (1945); M-UAEH754; La Mojonera, Zacualtipán de de Ángeles. Retiboletus retipes (Berk. y M.A. Curtis) Manfr. Binder y
Ángeles. B. miniato-olivaceus Frost (1874); M-UAEH781; La Mojonera, Bresinsky (2002); M-UAEH769, M-UAEH770; Medio Monte, San Bartolo
Zacualtipán de Ángeles. B. rubropunctum Peck; M-UAEH751, Tutotepec, and La Mojonera, Zacualtipán de Ángeles. Strobilomyces
M-UAEH762; Medio Monte, San Bartolo Tutotepec, and La Mojonera, confusus Singer (1945); M-UAEH169; Medio Monte, San Bartolo
Zacualtipán de Ángeles. Boletus sp. 1; M-UAEH752; La Mojonera, Tutotepec. Tylopilus felleus (Bull. ex Fr.) Karsten (1818); M-UAEH760;
Zacualtipán de Ángeles. Leccinum albellum (Peck) Singer (1945); La Mojonera, Zacualtipán de Ángeles. T. rubrobrunneus Mazzer y A. H.
M-UAEH766; Medio Monte, San Bartolo Tutotepec. L. eximium Smith (1976); M-UAEH745, M-UAEH746, M-UAEH755, M-UAEH756,
(Peck) Singer (1973); M-UAEH767, M-UAEH768; Medio Monte, San M-UAEH757, M-UAEH758, M-UAEH759; Medio Monte, San Bartolo
Bartolo Tutotepec. L. rugosiceps (Peck) Singer (1905); M-UAEH771, Tutotepec, and La Mojonera, Zacualtipán de Ángeles. T. tabacinus (Peck)
M-UAEH772; La Mojonera, Zacualtipán de Ángeles. L. sp.1; Singer (1896); M-UAEH742, M-UAEH743, M-UAEH784, M-UAEH785;
M-UAEH753; La Mojonera, Zacualtipán de Ángeles. L. tablense Halling La Mojonera, Zacualtipán de Ángeles, and Medio Monte, San Bartolo
y G. M. Mueller (2003); M-UAEH750, M-UAEH761; La Mojonera, Tutotepec. T. vinosobrunneus Hongo (1979); M-UAEH774, M-UAEH775,
Zacualtipán de Ángeles. Phlebopus sp.1; M-UAEH763, M-UAEH764; M-UAEH776; La Mojonera, Zacualtipán de Ángeles. Xanthoconium
La Mojonera, Zacualtipán de Ángeles. Phylloporus leucomycellinus separans (Peck) Halling y Both (1998); M-UAEH777, M-UAEH778;
Singer y M.H. Ivory (1978); M-UAEH748; Medio Monte, San Bartolo Medio Monte, San Bartolo Tutotepec. Xerocomus sp.1; M-UAEH744; La
Tutotepec. Phylloporus sp.1; M-UAEH773; Medio Monte, San Bartolo Mojonera, Zacualtipán de Ángeles.