Mayan Truffles: Notes on the Hypogeous and Subhipogeous Fungi of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Hypogeous fungi have evolved to produce fruit bodies that develop underground. They have been little studied compared to epigeous macrofungi. Most of the research has been focused on the temperate forests; however, data on these fungi in the tropical zone is still scarce. In this work, 10 genera of hypogeous fungi belonging to the Basidiomycota, Glomeromycota and Mucoromycota phyla from the Yucatan peninsula are discussed. Furthermore, comments on its ecology, distribution and taxonomy are presented.