ECOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIGNICOLOUS FUNGI IN ALBANIA

MITKO KARADELEV1, KATERINA RUSEVSKA1, DANIELA MITIĆ-KOPANJA1 & ANETA LAMBEVSKA2

1 Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University , Skopje, the Republic of Macedonia

2Macedonian Mycological Society, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

STUDIED AREA

The field study has been conducted on more than 20 localities, and for the purpose of achieving greater diversity of , research has been done on different MATERIALS AND METHODS substrates and in different associations. The field studies have included sites with representative vegetation, comprised of meadows and pastures, and The sources of this paper have been exsiccates deposited in the Macedonian Collection of Fungi (MCF) at coniferous forests and specific forest stands with junipers, molika pine, the Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, papers Mediterranean maquis, etc. published and research notes of the present authors. A data input has been made in a specially prepared database software, called MACFUNGI. The determination of the species has been performed during field research and in the Mycological Laboratory within the Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Skopje. For identification of species, standard methods have been applied, implying microscoping, application of reagents (Melzer reagens, Sulphovanilin, Cotton blue, KOH, etc.) and use of specialised books for identification. RESULTS A total number of 188 species is presented, primarily from (172). There are 15 species belonging to Ascomycota and one species to Myxomycota. Some of the recorded species are rare and interesting, and the following can be highlighted : Pyrofomes demidoffii, Antrodia juniperina, Hexagonia nitida, Tremiscus helvelloides, Amylocorticium subsulphureum, Asterodon ferruginosus, etc.

List of Species Hyphodontia alutaria Scopuloides hydnoides Hyphodontia aspera Scopuloides rimosa Hyphodontia crustosa Abortiporus biennis Scutellinia scutellata Hyphodontia juniperi Amphinema byssoides Scytinostroma aluta Hyphodontia sambuci Amylocortcium subsulphureum Scytinostroma hemidichophyticum capnoides Amylostereum chailletii grisea Hypholoma lateritium Antrodia albidoides Skeletocutis amorpha Hypholoma sublateritium Antrodia juniperina Steccherinum ochraceum Hypocrea citrina Hexagonia nitida Antrodia ramentacea Stereum hirsutum Hypocrea rufa Armillaria cepistipes Stereum insignitum Hypoxylon fragiforme Armillaria mellea Stereum rugosum Kuehneromyces mutabilis Armillaria tabescens Laetiporus sulphureus Artomyces pyxidatus Strobilurus tenacellus Lentinellus omphalodes Asterodon ferruginosus Subulicystidium longisporum Lenzites betulina Auricularia auricula-judae Tomentella atramentaria Lycogala epidendron Auricularia mesenterica Tomentella bryophila Lycoperdon pyriforme Tomentella terrestris Marasmius bulliardii Bisporella citrina Trametes hirsuta Marasmius rotula Botryobasidium botryosum Trametes versicolor Megacollybia platyphylla Botryobasidium laeve Trechispora farinacea Merulius tremellosus Botryobasidium subcoronatum Trechispora microspora Microsphaera alphitoides Byssomerulius corium Tremiscus helvelloides Multiclavula mucida Calocera cornea Trichaptum abietinum crocata Ceriporia reticulata Trichaptum hollii Mycena epipterygia Cerrena unicolor Tubulicrinis glebulosus Clavulinopsis corniculata Volvariella bombycina Collybia tuberosa Vuilleminia comedens Coprinus micaceus Vuilleminia coryli Mycena renati Corticium polygonioides Vuilleminia megalospora Mycena sanguinolenta Corticium juniperophilum Xerula radicata Mycena stipata Corticium meridioroseum Xylaria hypoxylon Mycoacia fuscoatra Corticium roseum Omphalotus olearius Fomes fomentarius cesatii Onnia tomentosa Crepidotus lundellii Osmoporus odoratus stipticus Crepidotus versutus incarnata Crucibulum laeve Peniophora lycii Cyathicula cyathoidea Peniophora meridionalis Cyathus striatus Peniophora piceae Cylindrobasidium evolvens Peniophora pini Dacrymyces variisporus Peniophora proxima Daedaleopsis confragosa Diatrype disciformis Phanerochaete sordida Diatrype stigma Phanerochaete tuberculata Dichomitus campestris Phanerochaete velutina pithya Phellinus conchatus Exidia truncata Phellinus hartigii Exidiopsis calcea Phellinus punctatus Exidiopsis effusa Phellinus ribis Fistulina hepatica Phellinus robustus Fomes fomentarius Phlebia queletii Fomitopsis pinicola Phlebia tremellosa Funalia gallica Phlebiopsis gigantea Galerina autumnalis Phlebiopsis ravenelii Hericium coralloides Pholiota cerifera Galerina stylifera Antrodia juniperina Pholiota squarrosa Gloeocystidiellum luridum Pleurotus pulmonarius Gloeocystidiellum porosum nanus f. nanus Gloeopeniophorella convolvens Pluteus thomsonii Gloeophyllum abietinum Polyporus arcularius Gloeophyllum sepiarium Polyporus brumalis Gloiothele citrina Polyporus ciliatus Gymnopilus bellulus Polyporus varius Gymnopilus penetrans Porotheleum fimbriatum Gymnopilus sapineus Postia subcaesia Gymnopilus sordidostipes Postia tephroleuca Gymnosporangium clavariiforme Propolis versicolor Hemimycena pithya gelatinosum Hericium coralloides Pycnoporus cinnabarinus Pyrofomes demidoffii Hexagonia nitida Radulomyces molaris Humaria hemisphaerica Resupinatus applicatus Hymenochaete rubiginosa Rhytisma acerinum Hymenoscyphus conscriptus Rugosomyces ionides Hymenoscyphus imberbis Sarcoscypha coccinea Hyphoderma argillaceum Hyphoderma praetermissum Schizopora paradoxa Hyphoderma setigerum Schizopora radula Hyphodermella corrugata Phellinus hartigii Pyrofomes demidoffii