Xylotrophic Basidiomycetes of protected species of woody plants of the Crimea

Abstract

The species composition of xylotrophic basidiomycetes on woody plants listed in Red Book of the Crimea was studied. Xylotrophic basidiomycetes were detected on 10 species of protected woody plants of the Crimea: Arbutus andrachne - 3 species, Crataegus pojarkovae - 13, Juniperus deltoides - 2, Juniperus excelsa - 7, Malus sylvestris - 9, Pinus brutia - 3, Pistacia mutica - 15, Taxus baccata - 5, Tilia dasystyla - 2, Vitex agnus-castus - 1 species. A total of 46 species were identified. All discovered species of fungi belong to 8 orders, 20 families and 39 genera of Basidiomycota division. The order Polyporales dominates by the number of species of fungi - 18 species. There are 9 species in the orders Agaricales and Hymenochaetales. Xylotrophic basidiomycetes of the orders Hymenochaetales and Polyporales (27 species) are the most dangerous to protected species of woody plants. The greatest danger to growing trees are 12 species of fungi from the orders Hymenochaetales and Polyporales. Among the xylotrophic macromycete polyphagans, the most dangerous are Phellinus torulosus and Ganoderma applanatum , with a range of 100 and 82 host plants, respectively. Among the specialized xylotrophic basidiomycetes, Pyrophomes demidofii on Juniperus excelsa is the most common in park and forest plantations of the Southern Coast of the Crimea.