BIODIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION AND MORPHOLOGY OF MUSHROOMS OF SOUTH WESTERN REGION OF BANGLADESH

Abstract

South Western region of Bangladesh is famous for mangrove forest, positioned at 22°55'N latitude and 89°15'E longitudes with a wide range of ecosystem. The present investigation was conducted to record the biodiversity, distribution and morphology of mushrooms of south western region of Bangladesh. The survey were conducted from June to October 2014 in 8 Upazilas belong to 6 districts namely Kushtia, Meherpur, Chuadanga, Jessore, Satkhira and Khulna. A total of 37 mushroom species belonging to 23 genera under 18 families were recorded during the survey. Among the collected species Poronidulus conchifer and Schizophyllum commune were found to be abundant in the surveyed areas. The maximum frequency (25%) of occurrence was exhibited by Schizophyllum commune, Poronidulus conchifer and Lepiota cristata and the maximum density (83.78%) was recorded for Calvatia cyathiformis and Schizophyllum commune followed by Lepiota atrodisca (75.67%), Cyathus striatus (62.16%) and Trametes versicolor (48.64%). P. conchifer was distributed in Paisshabari, Shyamnagar and Munshigonj, Shyamnagar of Satkhira and Koira of Khulna district and S. commune was distributed in Daulatpur of Kushtia and Shyamnagar of Satkhira district of south western Bangladesh.