Rare Fungi species from the Hericiaceae family within the "Goč-Gvozdac" special nature reserve

Abstract

In the course of multi-annual research on macromycetes within the Special Nature Reserve "Goč-Gvozdac" (Serbia), from 2009 to 2017, a total of five fungi species of the Hericiaceae family were recorded: Hericium cirrhatus, H. erinaceus, H. coralloides, H. alpestris and Dentipellis fragilis. All species of the genus Hericium, which have been presented here are strictly protected in Serbia and are listed on the Preliminary Red List of Fungi of Serbia, as well as the European lists of rare and endangered species. Excluding Dentipellis fragilis, other four species are included in the IUCN list "The Global Fungal Red List Initiative" (2023). This paper represents a contribution to better knowledge about these species.

Keywords

• rare fungal species
• hericiaceae
• hericium cirrhatus
• hericium erinaceus
• hericium coralloides
• hericium alpestris
• dentipellis fragilis