TWIG Organization

Participants of the Workshop on the Fungal Inventory
(April 21-24, 1998):

Dr. Gro Gulden (Botanical Museum, Oslo, Norway)

Dr. Leif Ryvarden (University of Oslo, Norway)

Dr. Harrie Sipman (Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum of Berlin, Germany)

Dr. Nancy S. Weber (Oregon State University, USA

Dr. Kathie Hodge (Cornell University, USA)

Dr. Sabine Huhndorf ( Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA)

Dr. Gregory Mueller (Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA)
(co-organizer)

Dr. Julieta Carranza (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica)

Lic. Armando Ruiz
(National Museum of Costa Rica, Costa Rica)

Lic. Milagro Mata
(INBio, Costa Rica, macrofungi curator) (co-organizer)

Lic. Loegrin Umaña
(INBio, Costa Rica, microfungi curator)

Ing. Priscila Chaverri (INBio, Costa Rica, bioprospector)

M.Sc. Sandi Salas (INBio, Costa Rica, bioprospertor)

M.Sc. Carlos M.Rodríguez
(INBio, Costa Rica)



Participants of the Advanced Course on Fungi for Parataxonomists
(January 11-30, 1999):


Instructors:
Dr. Gregory Mueller
(Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago)

Dr. Fernando Fernández ( Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago)

Lic. Milagro Mata
(INBio, macrofungi curator)

Lic. Loegrin Umaña
(INBio, microfungi curator)

M.Sc. Sandi Salas
(INBio, bioprospector)

Parataxonomists:
Isaac López Núñez (Area de Conservación Arenal-Tilarán)

Enia Navarro Valverde
(Area de Conservación La Amistad-Pacífico)

Eida Fletes Almengor
(Area de Conservación Osa)

María Xinia Oses Leitón
(Area de Conservación Tempisque)

Milton R. Umaña Salazar
(Area de Conservación La Amistad-Caribe)


1999 Follow up Workshop on Fungi Inventory
(November 1-4, 1999):

Dr. Gregory Mueller (Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago)

Dr. Fernando Fernández
( Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago)

Dr. Sharon Cantrell
(Center for Forestry Mycology Research, USDA, Puerto Rico)

Dr. Harrie Sipman
(Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum of Berlin)

Lic. Milagro Mata
(INBio, macrofungi curator)

Lic. Loengrin Umaña (INBio, microfungi curator)

M.Sc. Sandi Salas
(INBio, bioprospector)

2000 Follow up Workshop on Fungi Inventory
(July 3, 2000):

Dr. Greg Mueller
(Field Museum of Chicago).

Dr. Fernando Fernandez (Field Museum of Chicago).

MSc. Ruth Aldana (Field Museum of Chicago).

Dr. John Paul Schmit (Field Museum of Chicago-INBio)

Ing. Ana Lorena Guevara (INBio).

Lic. Milagro Mata (INBio).

Lic. Loengrin Umana (INBio).

Chuck Mora (INBio).

Manuel Ureña (INBio).

Eida Fletes (INBio).

Isaac López (INBio).

MSc. Alvaro Herrera (INBio).

2001 Follow up Workshop on Fungi Inventory
(July 11-17, 2001):

Dr. Greg Mueller ( Field Museum of Chicago)

Dr. Fernando Fernández ( Field Museum of Chicago)

Dr. Sabine Hunhdorf ( Field Museum of Chicago)

MSc. Ruth Aldana Gómez ( Field Museum of Chicago)

MSc. Andrew Miller ( Field Museum of Chicago)

MSc. Mattew DaRin (Field Museum of Chicago)

Dr. Leif Ryvarden (University of Oslo)

Dr. Karl-Henrik Larsson (Göteborg University)

Dr. Felipe San Martín (Secretaria de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, Tamaulipas)

Dr. Ana Esperanza Franco (Universidad de Antioquia)

Dr. Jack David Rogers (Washington State University)

Dr. Roy Halling (The New York Botanical Garden)

Tracy Scanlan (The New York Botanical Garden)

Dr. Teresa Iturriaga (Universidad Simón Bolivar)

Dr. Julieta Carranza (Universidad de Costa Rica)

Elia Sarmiento Sánchez (Universidad de Costa Rica)

Lic. Armando Ruíz Boyer (Museo Nacional de Costa Rica)

Ing. Priscila Chaverri (SBML, ARS. USDA)

MSc. Sarah Dodd (SBML, ARS. USDA)

Lic. Milagro Mata (INBio)

Lic. Loengrin Umaña (INBio)

Chuck Mora (INBio)

Isaac López (INBio)



Organization of the Fungi Taxonomic Working Group
(Fungi TWG):


A Taxonomic Working Group has been organized to carry out the Fungi Inventory. The following are members of the Fungi TWG:

Coordinators

Dr. Gregory Mueller (Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago)

Lic. Milagro Mata Hidalgo (INBio)

Collaborating Taxonomists

Dr. Julieta Carranza (Universidad de Costa Rica) (Poriales, Hymenochaetales, Ganodermatales)

Ing. Priscila Chaverri (USDA-ARS Sist. Bot. y Micología Lab., Beltsville, USA) (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae)

Dr. Ana Esperanza Franco (Universidad de Antioquía, Colombia) (Agaricales)

Dr. Fernando Fernández (Field Museum de Historia Natural, Chicago)
(Pyrenomycetes)

Dr. Roy Halling (Jardín Botánico de Nueva York, USA) (Agaricales)

Dr. Sabine Huhndorf (Field Museum de Historia Natural, Chicago)
(Pyrenomycetes y Loculoascomycetes)

Dr. Teressa Iturriaga (Universidad Simón Bolivar, Venezuela) (Discomycetes)

Dr. Gregory Mueller (Fiel Museum de Historia Natural, Chicago) (Agaricales)

Lic. Armando Ruiz (Museo Nacional de Costa Rica) (Ganodermatales)

Dr. Leif Ryvarden (Universidad de Oslo, Noruega) (Poriales, Hymenochaetales, Ganodermatales, Stereales)

Dr. Gary Samuels (USDA-ARS Syst. Bot. y Micología Lab., Beltsville, USA) (Pyrenomycetes, esp. Hypocreales)

Dr. Harrie Sipman
(Jardín Botánico y Museo Botánico de Berlin) (Hongos liquenizados)

Dr. Greg Thorn
(Universidad de Wyoming, USA) (Basidiomycetes)

MSc. Ruth Aldana Gómez ( Field Museum of Chicago) (Agaricales)

Dr. Karl-Henrik Larsson (Göteborg University) (Corticiaceae)

Dr. Jack David Rogers (Washington State University) (Xylariales)

Dr. Irene Lindblad (Universidad de Oslo, Noruega) (Poriales, Hymenochaetales, Ganodermatales, Stereales)

Curators (INBio)

Lic. Loengrin Umaña Tenorio (Microfungi and Lichenized fungi)

Lic. Milagro Mata Hidalgo
(Macrofungi)


Parataxonomists

Isaac López Núñez (Area de Conservación Arenal-Tilarán)

Enia Navarro Valverde
(Area de Conservación La Amistad-Pacífico)

Eida Fletes Almengor
(Area de Conservación Osa)

María Xinia Oses Leitón
(Area de Conservación Tempisque)

Rodrigo Valladares Jákamo (Area de Conservación La Amistad-Caribe)

Technicians (INBio)

Susan Hío Sequeira (Microhongos)

Karla Cubero Nuñez (Macrohongos)

Eduardo Alvarado Picado (Macrohongos)