First Polish records of Myxomycetes rare in Europe

Abstract

Seven species of Myxomycetes are reported from Poland for the first time. These are Arcyria virescens, Cribraria costata, C. elegans, C. languescens, C. mirabilis, C. pertenuis and Trichia flavicoma. They have very few localities in Europe and Cribraria pertenuis is known only from two sites worldwide. The species are described and illustrated with microphotographs, including first published micrographs of C. pertenuis. Localities are given and the taxonomy and ecology of each species are discussed.

Preliminary investigations into the slime moulds (Myxogastria) in the “Bory Tucholskie” National Park

“…The localities of Cribraria languescens Rex and C. pertenuis Flatau & Schirmer are the second sites published in Poland to date. As research literature shows, the latter two species are rarely noted in Europe [12].…”

“…Although they have been classified in the kingdom Protozoa, slime moulds are often collected during mycological investigations because of the sites they colonize. Published data show that Polish biota currently consists of 268 taxa (261 species, 7 varieties) [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] which is ca. 25% of the total number of slime moulds described worldwide [13].…”

Eleven Myxomycete species new to Finland

“…According to GBIF there are two records from France (2016). Bochynek (2015) has collected the species from ten different locations in Poland. Sporangia in scattered groups.…”