ABSTRACT Many animals have been shown to eat fungi and most truffle-like fungi depend on animals for spore dispersal via mycophagy. Although these interactions are widespread, they are understudied in many habitats. In this study, we show that bonobos (Pan paniscus) forage and feed on an undescribed truffle species in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Based on morphological and molecular assessment of collections, we show that the species eaten by bonobos is a previously undescribed taxon described here as Hysterangium bonobo. This species is known in the local Bantu language (Bongando) as simbokilo and is used for baiting traps to catch several species of small mammals. Our findings highlight the need for further research into mycophagy and systematics of sequestrate fungi in Africa.

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Hysterangium倭黑猩猩：一种新描述的松露物种，在刚果民主共和国被倭黑猩猩吃掉

摘要 许多动物已被证明会吃真菌，而大多数松露类真菌依靠动物通过真菌吞噬来传播孢子。尽管这些相互作用很普遍，但它们在许多栖息地中都没有得到充分研究。在这项研究中，我们展示了倭黑猩猩（Pan paniscus）在刚果民主共和国的热带雨林中以一种未描述的松露物种为食。基于对收藏品的形态学和分子评估，我们表明倭黑猩猩吃掉的物种是一种以前未描述的分类群，这里描述为 Hysterangium 倭黑猩猩。该物种在当地班图语 (Bongando) 中称为 simbokilo，用于诱捕陷阱以捕捉多种小型哺乳动物。我们的研究结果强调了进一步研究非洲隔离真菌的真菌吞噬和系统学的必要性。