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)