Cyphella digitalis (Fungi, Agaricales) – new data on ITS barcode, ecology and distribution in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abstract

of two conspecificity with the far sequenced sample originating from the Alps. In the study is with ten localities the th and nine recorded in the 21 st century. They are situated in the Bohemian Forest and several mountain ranges the and Eastern Carpathians. The elevation range of the records is 525–1200 m a.s.l. All records are from Abies alba , mostly branches attached to freshly fallen trunks and sticking out into the air. Basidiomata occur in Fagus - Abies or Fagus - Abies Picea forests from September to March with a peak in September–November. Most represent old-growth forests under protection. Ecology and distribution are discussed in a broad European context. The much lower number of records in the Republic and compared to more western countries could have, among other things, also biogeographical reasons, i.e. decrease in occurrence with increasing continentality to the east.