First report of the white rotting fungus Sarcodontia crocea in Armenia

Autorzy

• Arsen Gasparyan National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, A. Takhtajyan Institute of Botany, Lichen Research and Conservation Group, Acharyan 1, Yerevan 0040, Republic of Armenia, phone: +37499238686,
  e-mail: info@lichens.am
  
  Armenian Society of Biologists NGO, P. Sevak 7, Yerevan 0014, Republic of Armenia
• Andrzej Szczepkowski Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Institute of Forest Sciences, Department of Forest Protection,
  Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

The Sarcodontia crocea (Schwein.) Kotl. is recorded for the first time from Armenia. The specimen has been collected from the old fallen branch of apple tree (Malus sp.) and known from the single locality, the private orchard at the Vahagni village, Lori province. Herein, the collected specimen, habitat and threats are briefly described. Further inclusion to the Red Data Book of Armenia is recommended.

Keywords

• apple tooth fungus
• Polyporales
• South Caucasus
• distribution
• biodiversity