Auriculariopsis albomellea (Agaricales, Schizophyllaceae) new for Poland

Władysław Wojewoda

Abstract


The article deals with the taxonomy, ecology, general distribution and threatened status of Auriculariopsis albomellea Bondartsev Kotl. (Basidiomycetes). In Europe it is known only from Czech Republic, France, Sweden and Ukraine, in Africa from Canary Islands, in North America from Canada and United States. In Poland the fungus was found for the first time in NE part of the country, in a pine forest, on dead twigs of Pinus sylvestris. Habitat and distribution of this saprobic fungus in Africa, Europe and North America are described, list of synonyms and important references are cited, Polish name is proposed.

Keywords


fungi; Basidiomycetes; distribution; habitat; taxonomy; threat

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/am.2006.008

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  • 2353-074X (online)
  • 0001-625X (print; ceased since 2015)
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Polish Botanical Society