The Macrofungi in the Island of San Antonio, Northern Samar, Philippines

This study aimed primarily to identify the different macro fungi species in the Island of San Antonio, Northern Samar. Specifically, its objectives were to identify the different species of macro fungi in the study are to classify hierarchically the macro fungi species to determine the kind of substrate where macro fungi grow and to know the economic uses of macro fungi in the study area. It was conducted in the Island of San Antonio Northern Samar, which is composed of ten 10 barangays namely Vinisitahan, Dalupirit, San Nicolas, Rizal, Manraya, Pilar, Burabod, Ward III, Ward II, and Ward I during the months of October and November 2012. A total of twenty six 26 macro fungi species were present in ten 10 sampling sites. These macro fungi species were, namely Amanita sp. , Ampulloclitocybe clavipes, Auricularia polytricha, Bjerkandera adusta, Coprinus lagopus, Cortinarius corrugants, Fomes fomentarius, Ganoderma adspersum, G. lucidum, Helvella lacunose, Infundibulicybe gibba, Inocybe rimosa, Laccaria laccata, Lycocerdon mammiforme, Marismius scoradoniusqa, Phallus indusiatus, P. multicolour, Pycnoporus cinnabarinus, Pleurocybella porrigens, Podoscypha petalodes, Polyporus arcularius, Spongipellis pachydon, Tremella fuciformis, Tramatese legans, T. hirsute and T. trogii. The macro fungi species in the study area were mostly found on dead wood, soil, tree branches, coconut husk and decaying banana trunks. In terms of economic issues, the twenty six 26 macro fungi species were familiar to the residents, but they have unknown uses or benefits to them. Rockett Rikki T. Jusayan | Manuela Cecille G. Vicencio "The Macrofungi in the Island of San Antonio, Northern Samar, Philippines" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23228.pd