Badhamia melanospora Speg., Anales Soc. Ci. Argent.

Treviño-Zevallos, Italo, García-Cunchillos, Iván, Basanta, Diana Wrigley De & Lado, Carlos, 2023, Diversity of Myxomycetes from Peru Part III: The high Andes and the altiplano, Phytotaxa 624 (1), pp. 1-92 : 12-13

15. Badhamia melanospora Speg., Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 10: 150 (1880)

Specimens examined. PERU. Arequipa: Arequipa, Yura, route PE-34A, km 69,800, 3015 m, 16º12′14.5”S, 71º39′11”W, 12 Apr 2016, debris of Corryocactus brevistylus, Lado 24249 (MA-Fungi 95597). Castilla, Viraco, from 1 Km of Viraco, 3269 m, 15°38′53”S, 72°31′13”W, 1 May 2017, on debris of Corryocactus brevistylus, Treviño Myx 112 (MA-Fungi 97927, HSP). Caylloma, Cabanaconde, Colca Valley, Tapay viewpoint, ctra. PE-1SE, 8 km east of Cabanaconde , 3738 m, 15º36′46.1”S, 71º56′26.9”W, 9 Oct 2012, debris of Austrocylindropuntia sp. , Lado 22249 (MA-Fungi 94787, USM), 3740 m, 15º36′38.4”S, 71º53′25.4”W, debris of Corryocactus sp. , Lado 22250 (MA-Fungi 94788); leaves and floral scape of Puya cf. densiflora, Lado 22258 (MA-Fungi 94795, USM), Lado 22259 (MA-Fungi 94796, USM), Lado 22260 (MA-Fungi 94797, USM), debris of Austrocylindropuntia subulata, Lado 22262a (MAFungi 94799). Cabanaconde, Colca valley , Pinchollo, route PE-1SE, 17 km east of Cabanaconde , 3685 m, 15º36′32.7”S, 71º52′22.3”W, 9 Oct 2012, debris of Austrocylindropuntia subulata, Lado 22266 (MA-Fungi 94805, USM), debris of Corryocactus sp. , Lado 22267 (MA-Fungi 94806, USM) . Ayacucho: La Mar, Tambo, route PE-28B, km 40, Tambo, Apacheta lagoon, 4150 m, 12º58′03”S, 74º05′38”W, 20 Apr 2017, debris of Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, Lado 24831 (MA-Fungi 96037), Lado 24832 (MA-Fungi 96038), Lado 24833 (MA-Fungi 96039), Lado 24836 (MA-Fungi 96041), Lado 24837 (MA-Fungi 96042), Lado 24859 (MA-Fungi 96062). Lucanas, Leoncio Prado, route PE-30A, km 78, 3670 m, 14º41′19.4”S, 74º30′25.8”W, 27 Sep 2012; debris of Oreocereus sp. , Lado 21900 (MA-Fungi 94673), Lado 21901 (MA-Fungi 94674), Lado 21902 (MA-Fungi 94675), Lado 21903 (MA-Fungi 94676). Leoncio Prado, route PE-30A, km 65, 3427 m, 14º44′39.6”S, 74º35′09.1”W, 27 Sep 2012, debris of Neoraimondia sp. , Lado 21904 (MA-Fungi 94677, USM), debris of Cumulopuntia sp. , Lado 21905 (MA-Fungi 94678), debris of Oreocereus sp. , Lado 21906b (MA-Fungi 94680, USM), Lado 21907 (MA-Fungi 94681), Lado 21908 (MA-Fungi 94682, USM), Lado 21909 (MA-Fungi 94683, USM), Lado 21910 (MA-Fungi 94684, USM). Leoncio Prado, route PE-30A, km 56, 4 km northeast of Villatambo, 3022 m, 14º47′14.2”S, 74º38′22.5”W, 27 Sep 2012, debris of Haageocereus acranthus, Lado 21911 (MA-Fungi 94685, USM), Lado 21912 (MA-Fungi 94686, USM), Lado 21913 (MA-Fungi 94687, USM), debris of Browningia candelaris, Lado 21914 (MA-Fungi 94688). Leoncio Prado, route PE-30A, km 56, 4 km northeast of Villatambo , 3022 m, 14°47′14” S, 74°38′23” W, 27 Sep 2012, Browningia candelaris litter, (mc, 6 Mar 2013, pH 8.41), dwb 3583, Browningia candelaris litter, (mc, 14 Feb 2013, pH 8.4), dwb 3584, Browningia candelaris litter, (mc, 14 Feb 2013, pH 8.34), dwb 3585 . Huancavelica: Huancavelica, Acoria, route PE-26, km 39, Ccaccasiri, 3875 m, 12º38′32”S, 74º55′06”W, 25 Apr 2017, debris of Austrocylindropuntia subulata, Lado 25215 (MA-Fungi 96398, USM), Lado 25219 (MA-Fungi 96403), Lado 25220 (MA-Fungi 96404), Lado 25222 (MA-Fungi 96406) . Junin: Huancayo, Pucara, route PE-3SC, km 7, 7 km from Pucara, Sapallanga, 3837 m, 12º13′03”S, 75º06′59”W, 26 Apr 2017, debris of Austrocylindropuntia subulata, Lado 25357 (MA-Fungi 96519), Lado 25358 (MA-Fungi 96520), Lado 25359 (MA-Fungi 96521), Lado 25360 (MA-Fungi 96522), Lado 25361b (MA-Fungi 96524). Cullhuas, route PE-3A, km 142, 3450 m, 12°11′60” S, 75°10′38” W, 24 Sep 2012, Cylindropuntia pachypus epidermis, (mc, 06 Oct 2013, pH 7.4), dwb 3625 . Moquegua: Mariscal Nieto, Torata, Pontón Cuellar, route PE-34D, km 69, 3815 m, 16º59′54.8”S, 70º41′54.7”W, 7 Oct 2012, debris of Cylindropuntia tunicata, Lado 22174 (MA-Fungi 94729), Lado 22175 (MA-Fungi 94730) . Tacna: Tacna, Chulpapalca, route PE-40, km 63,700, east of Palca , 3220 m, 17º46′07.2”S, 69º56′23.7”W, 5 Oct 2012, debris of Corryocactus brevistylus, Lado 22096 (MA-Fungi 94692, USM), Lado 22100 (MA-Fungi 94695, USM), Lado 22101 (MA-Fungi 94696, USM), Lado 22102 (MA-Fungi 94697), Lado 22106 (MA-Fungi 94701), Lado 22107b (MA-Fungi 94703), Lado 22108 (MA-Fungi 94704) .

Notes. Badhamia melanospora is very common in Peru, especially developing on rotting material of endemic cacti like Corryocactus brevistylus (K. Schum) Britton & Rose or species of the genus Cumulopuntia . This species seems endemic to America’s arid regions and has never been reported from Asia, while the European records proceed from introduced plant species from America ( Aguilar et al. 2014).