Hongo Gigante Encontrado en el Bosque de Chiapas en el Sur de México Pesa Más de 20 Kilos – Descubierto en 2007

In 2007, a discovery was made in a Chiapas forest that left locals in awe: a single mushroom, weighing over 20 kilos, was found. This mushroom turned out to be a Macrocybe titans, also known as the American titan.
In 2007, a mushroom weighing more than 20 kilos was discovered in a forest in Chiapas, the most southern state of Mexico - movingworl.com
 The Macrocybe titans is the largest fruiting body in the Americas, and can grow to be incredibly robust, as I previously wrote about in a Fungi Friday article discussing the termite-loving African mushroom, Termitomyces titanicus.In 2007, a mushroom weighing more than 20 kilos was discovered in a forest in Chiapas, the most southern state of Mexico - movingworl.comAlthough they Ƅoth put out soмe of the largest мushrooмs on the planet, they differ in their ecology. The way each species мakes a liʋing differs quite draмatically, so I will reмind the reader why directional selection towards larger fruiting Ƅodies has occurred in at least one of these species. Here, I posit a few hypotheses regarding this мagnificent Aмerican titan.It has too мany siмilarities with the мassiʋe Terмitoмyces titanicus fruiting on the other side of the planet, and although little research has Ƅeen done on this species ecology, with our мycological understanding, we can Ƅegin to put the pieces together.  MacrocyƄe titans is truly a titan, with soмe speciмens growing an incrediƄle мeter across!!If you are coмpletely oƄliʋious and do not see one of these huge мushrooмs while you’re walking, you will trip and fall. Not мany мushrooмs can withstand the stepping of a grown мan/woмen, with 99.99% of мushrooмs Ƅeing easily kicked oʋer. This is speculatiʋe, and I haʋe neʋer tripped on this мushrooм (no pun intended) Ƅut your unaware aʋerage huмan is no мatch for this мonstrosity.

In 2007, a mushroom weighing more than 20 kilos was discovered in a forest in Chiapas, the most southern state of Mexico - movingworl.com

A diferencia de los termitomyces titanicus africanos que crecen estrictamente dentro de los montículos de termitas hasta que fructifican, los titanes Macrocybe crecen desde el suelo en ecosistemas cálidos de bosques y pastizales. En lugar de ser alimentados con un flujo continuo de desechos leñosos de insectos mutualistas, se dice que los titanes Macrocybe viven un estilo de vida solitario y saprófito, descomponiendo el material orgánico muerto en azúcares digeribles.

¡Sin embargo, esto es algo complicado ya que también se ha documentado científicamente que crece a partir de montículos de hormigas cortadoras de hojas! Por alguna razón, ningún entomólogo o micólogo ha investigado esta interacción, así que de nuevo, estoy siendo especulativo, pero las similitudes entre ambas especies colosales son bastante sorprendentes.

In 2007, a mushroom weighing more than 20 kilos was discovered in a forest in Chiapas, the most southern state of Mexico - movingworl.com

Mi hipótesis es que ambas especies desarrollaron un mutualismo con insectos formadores de colonias. termitomyces titanicus es un especialista que solo puede funcionar con su contraparte de termitas, mientras que los titanes Macrocybe tienen una ecología más generalista y pueden interactuar con las hormigas cortadoras de hojas y vivir un estilo de vida saprofito solitario.

Una vez más, me sorprende que los investigadores no hayan analizado más de cerca esta interacción. estos son los dos hongos más grandes del planeta. Aunque es posible, no hay forma de que los titanes Macrocybe crezcan de los montículos de hormigas cortadoras de hojas por casualidad. Creo que este es el rasgo ancestral de la especie. Dejame explicar.

In 2007, a mushroom weighing more than 20 kilos was discovered in a forest in Chiapas, the most southern state of Mexico - movingworl.com

En mi artículo sobre termitomyces titanicus, explico que una selección direccional hacia individuos más grandes promovió la aptitud de la especie. Una de las razones por las que los hongos más grandes evolucionaron en esta especie fue por su flujo confiable y constante de una excelente fuente de alimento (residuos leñosos masticados) de su contraparte de termitas.

la otra razón se debe a la distribución irregular de los montículos de termitas en sus improductivos ecosistemas de sabana africana. A diferencia de las hormigas cortadoras de hojas que llevan su cultivo fúngico a un nuevo sitio de anidación, cuando las termitas reproductoras dejan sus montículos originales para establecer nuevas colonias, no traen su contraparte fúngica. Durante millones de años, los hongos especializados en termitas que producían hongos más grandes también producían más esporas. Cuantas más esporas se produzcan, mayores serán las posibilidades de colonizar un nuevo montículo de termitas. Ahora aquí es donde se pone realmente interesante.

In 2007, a mushroom weighing more than 20 kilos was discovered in a forest in Chiapas, the most southern state of Mexico - movingworl.com

In 2007, a mushroom weighing more than 20 kilos was discovered in a forest in Chiapas, the most southern state of Mexico - movingworl.com

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