New records of Skyttea nitschkei from the Augustów Forest in Poland

Abstract

The paper presents data about an interesting lichenicolous fungus Skyttea nitschkei (Körb.) Sherwood, D. Hawksw. & Coppins reported for the first time from Poland. Material described was collected by the author in 2014 in the Augustów Forest on thalli of Thelotrema lepadinum grown on the bark of Quercus robur. The stand was located in moist fertile oak-linden-hornbeam forest Tilio-Carpinetum with old Q. robur, Carpinus betulus, Alnus glutinosa, and Picea abies. Skyttea nitschkei is compared with some other species of the genus Skyttea, namely S. carboneae and S. tavaresae. Diagnostic characters of Skyttea species with similar excipular pigments is shown. Additionally, a list of lichenicolous fungi from the Augustów Forest is also presented.

Keywords

• primeval forest
• lichenicolous fungi
• biodiversity