Abstract
<em>Ramaria fagicola</em> is a rare European species. It was previously known only from three localities in western Europe. The species is reported here from Poland, where it was first observed on decomposing wood of <em>Pinus sylvestris</em> in the Wierzchlas reserve in Bory Tucholskie Forest (N Poland). It is the first record of the fungus on conifer wood as habitats associated with deciduous wood, mostly <em>Fagus</em>, reported in literature.
Highlights
The genus Ramaria Fr. ex Bonord. is divided into 4 subgenera: Ramaria, Laeticolora Marr & Struntz, Echinoramaria Corner and Lentoramaria Corner, due to differences in the spores morphology, and the structure of vegetative fruit bodies hyphae
Ramaria fagicola belongs to the subgenus Lentoramaria
Spores in species of the subgenus Lentoramaria are verrucose, almost smooth or smooth, which distinguishes them from other subgenera
Summary
The genus Ramaria Fr. ex Bonord. is divided into 4 subgenera: Ramaria, Laeticolora Marr & Struntz, Echinoramaria Corner and Lentoramaria Corner, due to differences in the spores morphology, and the structure of vegetative fruit bodies hyphae. Ramaria fagicola belongs to the subgenus Lentoramaria. Spores in species of the subgenus Lentoramaria are verrucose, almost smooth or smooth, which distinguishes them from other subgenera. Representatives of the subgenera Echinoramaria and Lentoramaria are saprobes while species of the subgenera Ramaria and Laeticolora are thought to be ectomicorrhizal (Petersen 1997). The number of species in Poland has increased in recent years in response to the growing interest in the genus and further records of Ramaria are likely to be reported from Poland in the future. The aim of the study is to describe Ramaria fagicola as a species new to the mycobiota in Poland. It is interesting that the knowledge on the species is enriched by new ecological data on the development of the mycelium on conifer wood as the fungus was previously observed exclusively on deciduous wood
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