Interesting collections of phytopathogenic fungi

Ascochyta chaerophylli Bres. and Ramularia vallisumbrosae Cavara are reported as new in Poland. Passalora bupleuri (Pass.) U. Braun on Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm. is a new fungus/host combination and ten other rare species are recorded from new localities in the country

Microfungi of the Tatra Mts. 6. Fungus-like organisms: Albuginales, Peronosporales and Pythiales

A list and the distribution of Oomycota species in the Tatra Mts (Western Carpathian Mts) are presented. Revised herbarium vouchers and literature data were used for analysis. Thirty two species of oomycetes on fifty seven plant species were noted in the area, including two species of the order Albuginales (genera: Albugo and Pustula, on nine plant species), 29 species of the order Peronosporales (genera: Bremia, Hyaloperonospora, Peronospora and Plasmopara, on 49 plant species), and one species of the order Pythiales (genus: Myzocytium, on one species of algae). Twenty nine species were collected on the Polish side of the Tatra Mts and ten species were collected on the Slovak side. The oomycetes were collected at 185 localities

Addendum to the mycobiota of smut fungi in Poland

The paper presents new records of three rare species of smut fungi in Poland. Anthracoidea buxbaumii was collected in new localities, A. caricis collected on Carex montana is a new fungus/host combination in Poland, and Urocystis ranunculi-auricomi was found in the country after almost 50 years

Microfungi of the Tatra Mountains. Part 7. Correction of some data from herbaria and the literature

The Tatra Mts are located on the border of two countries – Poland and Slovakia. It is a unique, extremely geobotanically-differentiated region, protected by law and listed on the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve List as an internationally recognized area. Due to the high nature values of the Tatra Mts, varied research, including mycological, has been intensively conducted on this area for many years. The first data on the microscopic fungi of the Tatras comes from to the second half of the nineteenth century and spans more than 150 years. Currently, the critical list of microfungi is being prepared concerning species published up to date from the whole Tatra range (the Polish and Slovakian parts), and also the adjacent areas. During detailed study of the available mycological literature, many erroneous citations of the original data or incorrect interpretations of these records were noted. Often, this faulty data was also reproduced in subsequent publications.The aim of this study was to correct some of the data published in the cited literature. In the paper, 68 fungal species were mentioned, including 29 species of Ascomycota and 39 species of Basidiomycota. Additionally, some information about the plants – the fungal hosts – has also been corrected

Grzyby z rodzaju Ramularia występujące w Polsce [The Ramularia species in Poland]

The Ramularia species represent a big and interesting group among parasitic Hyphomycetes. In Poland have been collected so far 115 species: one on fern, three on 5 species of rust fungi and the remaining ones on angiosperms (on 304 species belonging to 38 families). The most common are: R. geranii var. geranii, R. grevilleana var. grevilleana, R. inaequale and R. urticae. But more than 40% of all the species occur very seldom (they are known from 1-5 stands). The following examples be- long to this group: R. asplenii, R. asteris, R. keithii, R. minutissima and R. rhaetica.The biggest number of parasitic species are noted on the representatives of Asteraceae (17 species), Scrophulariaceae (9), Rosaceae (7) and Polygonaceae (7).The best explored regions in Poland are situated in the south and south-east part of the country: Kraina Karpat Zachodnich, Kraina Południowomazowiecko-Podlaska and Kraina Dolnośląska.The Ramularia species are facultative saprotrophs. Anamorphs parasite on host plants and fungi, but known teleomorphs, belonging to Mycosphaerella genus, develop on plants remains. The vegeta- tive season indicates their occurrence limits. They start to grow in April, the biggest number of spe- cies are collected in summer and the end of vegetation in November, is the signal to stop producing spores. At that time they form sclerotia, perithecia or pass the winter as mycelium and conidia.