Records of new and rare species for mycobiota of southeastern Kazakhstan

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Abstract

The proposed article provides data on two species new to Kazakhstan (Phaeocalicium ahtii (Titov et Baibul.) Titov and Libertella rosae Desm.) and a rare micromycete (Schwarzmannia goebeliae Pisareva). Phaeocalicium ahtii is a facultative saprotroph found in Kazakhstan in the Central Tien Shan on the territory of the Terskey Alatau ridge, at an altitude of 2277 m above sea level, on the branches of Lonicera stenantha Pojark. The species is a climatic endemic, on the territory of Kazakhstan its preservation as a rare species with a limited range (category 3 (R)) can be ensured by its inclusion in the Red Book of the Almaty region and the protection of its natural habitat. Micromycete Libertella rosae, saprotroph, quite widespread in the Northern hemisphere, in Kazakhstan found in the southern tip of the Dzungarian Alatau, at an altitude of 1108 m above sea level, on the branches of Spiraea sp. In the territory with a hot and dry climate, Libertella rosae was also noted in the foothill plain of the Central Kopetdag, in the Central Botanical Garden of Ashgabat. The rare parasitic species Schwarzmannia goebeliae is endemic to Kazakhstan, found in the foothills of the Malaysary ridge, and in the swampy area between the Charyn and Ili rivers, at an altitude of 514–655 m above sea level, on the leaves of Pseudosophora alopecuroides (L.) Sweet. The genus Schwarzmannia Pisareva includes two species, S. goebeliae and S. ammodendri. Currently, genomic sequence data are absent, so the taxonomic position of the genus is uncertain.