An update on the occurrence of the Sporormiaceae (Pleosporales) in Ukraine.

Abstract

The article provides an update on the dung-inhabiting members of the Sporormiaceae in Ukraine. Overall, 26 species of Sporormia and the Preussia/Sporormiella species complex have been recorded in the country to date. Based on examination of specimens collected in 2007–2020, we report one species of Sporormia ( S. fimetaria ), two of Preussia s. str. ( P. fleischhakii , P. funiculata ) and 11 of Sporormiella ( S. affinis , S. commutata , S. grandispora , S. heptamera , S. kansensis , S. leporina , S. longisporopsis, S. megalospora , S. muskokensis , S. octomera and S. pulchella ). Of these, the genus Sporormia and four species of the other genera ( P. fleischhakii , S. affinis , S. commutata and S. longisporopsis ) are newly recorded in Ukraine. For all fourteen species, their morphological characters are described, illustrated and discussed; occurrence records, habitat and distribution data are also provided. This study extends the distribution ranges of these fungi eastwards within Europe and contributes to their substrate list.