TAXONOMIC COVERAGE

The taxonomical structure of the Fungarium YSU represented by about 1500 species, 520 genera, and 180 families. The majority of the specimens in the YSU Fungarium belong to the Basidiomycota (about 86%), less to Ascomycota (12%) with few specimens from Zygomycota and Myxomycota.

Taxonomic structure of Fungarium YSU collection

The largest classes are the Agaricomycetes (85%), Leotiomycetes (5%), and Pezizomycetes (4%); the other 15 classes are represented by less than 100 specimens. A total of 41 orders are represented, with majority specimens from Agaricales (65%), Russulales (8%), Polyporales (4%), Pezizales (4%) and Boletales (4%), and other 55 orders less represented.

The specimens of Fungarium YSU belong to 180 families, of which 13% and 7% belong to the families Cortinariaceae and Russulaceae, respectively. They are followed by Mycenaceae (6%), Strophariaceae (6%), Hymenogastraceae (5%), Tricholomataceae (4%), Agaricaceae (4%), Inocybaceae (4%), Pluteaceae (4%), Omphalotaceae (3%), Entolomataceae (3%) with the rest of families representing less than 2%.

The collection includes about 520 genera, notably being Cortinarius (1060 specimens), Mycena (419 specimens), Russula (392), Pluteus (342), Galerina (227), and Entoloma (200), other genera represented by less than 200 specimens.

Last update: 15.02.2024