Annarosa Bernicchia

• University of Bologna

Phlebia tremelloidea is a rare, poorly known boreonemoral species producing resupinate basidiomata on fallen trunks. This species has been proposed to be synonymous with Pseudophlebia lindtneri (Pilát) C.L. Zhao, despite the long-standing nomenclatural history conflicts with the priority of Giacomo Bresadola (1920). Phlebia tremelloidea has been re...

A section of 512 strains from 106 species of wood decay fungi (WDF) collected in Italy is included within MicUNIPV, the reseach culture collection of the University of Pavia (Italy). The number of detained strains has been continuously updated since 2010, when this core collection started. The strains are representative of the remarkable variety in...

Based on seven-and three-gene datasets, we discuss four alternative approaches for a reclassification of Fomitopsidaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota). After taking into account morphological diversity in the family, we argue in favour of distinguishing three genera only, viz. Anthoporia, Antrodia and Fomitopsis. Fomitopsis becomes a large genus wit...

In recent years, fungi, particularly lignicolous fungi, have been reconsidered as a source for biotechnological and industrial applications. Lignicolous basidiomycetes are the most effective at degrading wood, particularly cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin, which are among the most resistant biopolymers. This study aims to constitute a research...

Polypores of the Mediterranean Region contains updated nomenclatural information about the polypore fungi found in the Mediterranean Region and adjacent areas. A total of 116 genera and 435 species are accepted and described in detail including comments on ecology, distribution and comparison with closely related species. Full-colour macro- and m...

One of the main aims of the University of Pavia mycology laboratory was to collect wood decay fungal (WDF) strains in order to deepen taxonomic studies, species distribution, officinal properties or to investigate potential applications such as biocomposite material production based on fungi. The Italian Alps, Apennines and wood plains were investi...

Polypore fungi are an important group of wood-inhabiting basidiomycetes that have significant roles in biomass recycling in forests and woodland ecosystems. Figures on the polypore diversity in Iran have been partly made available through few checklists, but there have been no comparative studies on the pattern of geographic distribution of the spe...

Dendrocorticium pinsapineum, a rare corticioid fungi is reported from the Biogenetic Nature Reserve of Camaldoli in central Italy. This is the second world distributional area very far from the type locality in Malaga, in southern Spain. The fungus has been collected growing on bark of Abies alba, and it is characterized by large bisterigmatic basi...

The very interesting finding of a subtropical species, Amylosporus campbellii, is reported from Sicily, Italy. Macro-, microscopical characteristics, photographs, and comments on distributional patterns are given.

Arrasia rostrata, the recently described new species from Lanaittu Valley, (Oliena, Nuoro) Sardinia growing on bark of living Juniperus phoenicea has been collected again in a splendid and unique cypress Forest, the Cipresseta St. Agnese, (Castellina in Chianti, Siena) Tuscany on Cupressus sempervirens f. horizontalis. The species is described, ill...

In 2010 researchers of the University of Pavia began the collection of wood decay macrofungi strains, and among them various are medicinal mushrooms, able to develop their sporomata in the Italian environmental conditions. The culture collection, nowadays deposited at the Mycological Laboratory of DSTA of the same University, has been year after ye...

A wide variety of mushrooms, including the edible, nutraceutical and medicinal ones, are present in Italy, a small country characterized by a great habitat richness. Inevitably, the extensive action of many mycophiles collecting sporophores, mainly for culinary uses, can impact on this important source of biodiversity. In order to protect the rare...

A wide variety of mushrooms, including the edible, nutraceutical and medicinal ones, are present in Italy, a small country characterized by a great habitat richness. Inevitably, the extensive action of many mycophiles collecting sporophores, mainly for culinary uses, can impact on this important source of biodiversity. In order to protect the rare...

Aphyllophoroid fungi is an artificial and diverse group of fungi, often little considered in mycological inventories, but very important in the forest dynamics. In this paper we summarize generally some of the most relevant and interesting habitats in the Mediterranean for this group of fungi, and briefly analyze the conservation problematics.

An unusual corticioid species with distinctive large basidiospores that develop a distal refractive rostrum when fully mature is described as new. It grows on living bark of Juniperus phoenicea on the Italian island of Sardinia. Because it is morphologically distinct from any known genus of corticioid fungi, the new genus Arrasia is proposed to acc...

A remarkable increase in knowledge of fungal biodiversity in Italy has occurred in the last five years. The authors report up-to-date numbers of fungi (Basidiomycota and Ascomycota) by regions together with distributional and ecological data on hypogeous fungi. Specific case studies such as alpine fungi, orchid mycorrhizas symbionts, invasive speci...

Current knowledge about Italian wood-decay fungi (Basidiomycota and Ascomycota) is surveyed: 1582 taxa belonging to Ascomycota (341) and Basidiomycota (1241) have been reported, including 23 species new to science of Basidiomycota described from Italy within the last five years. Evaluating diversity of wood-decay fungi can provide a more accurate e...

The rhizomorphic European species of Antrodia, belonging to the traditionally called Antrodia radiculosa group, are investigated. On the basis of morphological and molecular analysis, the genus Fibroporia is supported. Specimens from Central Europe previously ascribed to Antrodia radiculosa constitute a species of their own, and are herein describe...

The distribution of the genus Dendrothele in Italy is revised and updated. D. acerina, D. alliacea, D. amygdalispora, D. canariensis, D. commixta, D. dryina, D. griseocana, D. nivosa and D. wojewodae are known to be present. The presence of D. incrustans and D. maculata must be rejected. Descriptions and fine-drawings for Italian species and commen...

Botryobasidium sassofratinoense is described as new cystidiate species from Riserva of Sasso Fratino, located in Emilia-Romagna Region in the northern part of Italy. A key to the cystidiate species of Botryobasidium is provided and the new species is compared with the most closely related species, B. ansosum and B. pilosellum.

Veluticeps berkeleyi, growing in a Mediterranean Juniper forest in the Iberian Peninsula, is reported for the first time in Europe. A description with relative photograph and line-drawing, as well as a key for all accepted species in Veluticeps and related gen-era, are provided. Riassunto: gli autori riportano il primo ritrovamento europeo di Velut...

140 species belonging to 55 genera of corticioid fungi are reported from the Biosphere Reserve of Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia in central-western Spain. Amyloathelia amylacea, Phlebia cf. lacteola, Sistotrema alboluteum, S. porulosum, S. subtrigonospermum, and Vuilleminia alni are new records for the Iberian Peninsula. The presence of Hjortstamia...

Antrodia sandaliae is reported for the first in Spain, what constitutes the first record out of the type locality in Sardinia (Italy). A brief description and a line drawing of the species based on the Iberian specimen is given. Arbutus unedo is confirmed as the typical substrate for this wood-inhabiting Mediterranean species.

A new thelephoroid species, Tomentellopsis pulchella, is described from Italy. It is a distinct taxon with yellow to orange hymenium and with small globose spores. According to the rDNA ITS sequences the closest species are T. bresadolana and an undescribed taxon found in Finland. So far T. pulchella is found only in St. Vitale (Italy) pine-forest.

The revision of the 238 exsicates of Platter Herbarium's polypores, another collection of Giacomo Bresadola also kept at the herbarium of the Natural History Museum of Trento (TR) was done. The supposedly lost holotype of Ganoderma aurantiacum was found and the new combination Amauroderma aurantiacum is proposed.

240 species representing 100 genera of aphyllophoraceous fungi growing on Quercus spp. in Italy are listed. Some species are considered rare or infrequent in Italy, e.g. Bulbillomyces farinosus, Dendrothele dryina, Fomitopsis iberica, F. spraguei, Hyphoderma incrustatum, Inonotus andersonii.

species of 92 genera of aphyllophoraceous fungi growing on Pinus spp. in Italy are reported. Dacryobolus karstenii, Hypochnicium cremicolor and Trechispora kavinioides are reported as new to Italy. Antrodia citrina has previously been described as a new species from this substrata while many species have to be considered rare or infrequent in

species representing 84 genera of aphyllophoraceous fungi growing on Fagus sylvatica in Italy are listed. Steccherinum robustius is reported as new to Italy, while many other species are considered rare in Italy, e.g. Antrodiella ichnusana, Crustomyces subabruptus and Dentipellis fragilis. The complete annotated specimen list is available on http//...

species representing 101 genera of aphyllophoraceous fungi growing on Abies alba in Italy are given. Ceriporia aurantiocarnescens is reported as new to Italy. Fomitopsis labyrinthica has previously been described as a new species from this substrate, while many species identified are considered rare in Italy.

A collection of Fibricium gloeocystidiatum from Sardinia, Italy, is reported. Previously, this species was only known from Patagonia, Argentina on Austrocedrus chilensis. The European specimens were found on the fern Osmunda regalis and show some distinguishing characters from the Argentinian specimens. A key to the European species of Fibricium is...

Antrodiella semistipitata is described as a new species and its main differentiating characters are outlined. Figures, descriptions and a key to European Antrodiella species are provided.

Vengono riportati i dati relativi ad un'indagine micofloristica condotta nella Riserva Naturale “dell'Isola di Montecristo”, un'importante area naturalistica dell'arcipelago toscano. L'indagine ha portato all'identificazione di 73 specie di macromiceti epigei. Fra queste ve ne sono alcune a larga ampiezza ecologica, altre legate preferenzialmente a...

Fifty-two species representing 32 aphyllophoraceous genera growing on Arbutus unedo in Italy are reported. Phlebia longicystidiata is reported as new from Italy while Antrodia sandaliae has previously been described as a new species associated with A. unedo. The complete checklist of fungi is available on http://www.mycotaxon.com/resources/weblist....

From June 2004 to December 2005, 735 polypore specimens from the Bresadola's collection at the Natural History Museum of Trento (TR) were revised, representing 237 species including previously assumedly lost type specimens of Favolus balansae and Polyporus hypomiltinus. Parts of the types of Polyporus flavidus and Polyporus bartholomaei were recove...

Sarcodontia crocea (Schwein.) Kotl., Oligoporus mappa (Overh. & Lowe) Gilbn. & Ryvarden and Inonotus rickii (Pat.) D.A. Reid. are reported for the first time from Sicily (southern Italy). Ecological and distributive features on the three relevant species are also here provided.

Ten fragments of a wood-inhabiting polypore were found in the early Neolithic village of 'La Marmotta' (Anguillara Sabazia, Rome), formerly located on the shore of the Bracciano Lake. Five of these were found in three different huts, and two outside near other structures. Some fragments of the partly degraded specimens were used for DNA sequencing...

A new polypore species (Basidiomycetes), Ceriporiopsis guidella, is described from Northern Italy.

A total of 328 collections of wood-inhabiting Basidiomycetes were collected on wood of the Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) in Italy. The main collecting area was Emilia-Romagna region (North-Central Italy), and in particular the Taro Valley where extensive mixed forests with C. sativa predominating still exist. Additional collections come from dif...

Antrodia sandaliae is described as new, based on collections from Sardinia, Italy, growing on Arbutus unedo. A key to the European species of Antrodia is provided.

The aim of this paper is to record the presence of almost 600 aphyllophoroid fungi in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. It is the result of some twenty years of research, most of which has been undertaken in the last few years. The present checklist contains some species previously described as new, such as Ceriporia sulphuricolor Bernicchia & Ni...

Some of the most interesting Italian aphyllophoraceous wood-inhabiting fungi have been collected in the Lanaittu Valley. At the end of 1999, collections were recorded representing 44 species from 30 genera. The valley has typical Mediterranean vegetation with some multicentenarian Juniperus phoenicea and J. oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa trees.

Aphyllophoraceous fungi growing on Juniperus spp. in Italy have been investigated. 295 collections were recorded representing 105 species from 59 genera. Amyloathelia amylacea, Antrodia pulvinascens, Chaetoderma Iuna, Hyphoderma cryptocallimon, Hyphodontiella multiseptata, Lenzitella malenconii, Oligoporus mappus, Phellinus pseudopunctatus, Thanate...

Neolentiporus Rajchenberg is reported from Europe based on Antrodia squamosella Bernicchia & Ryv. from Italy. The genus is characterized by a laterally stipitate basidiocarp, dimitic hyphal system and a brown rot.

Echinodontium ryvardenii is described as a new species. It is characterized by conchate, effuse-reflexed or resupinate basidiocarps, toothed hymenophore, presence of blackish resinous line next to the substratum, clamped hyphae, incrusted cystidia, amyloid, ellipsoid and warted-rough basidiospores.

Lindtneria hydnoidea sp. nov. is described, characterized by a hydnoid hymenophore and a total lack of clamp-connections on the generative hyphae. A key is given to all currently accepted Lindtneria species.

Vengono presentate in questo lavoro alcune specie rare, spesso non segnalate prima in Italia, come: Lindtneria trachyspora (Bourdot & Galzin) Pilat, Oligoporus rancidus (Bres.) Gilb. & Ryvarden, Sistotrema muscicola (Pers.) S. Lundell, Trechispora hymenocystis (Berk. & Broome) K.H. Larss. e Fomitopsis labyrinthica Bernicchia & Ryvarden, una specie...

L'autore riferisce sui primi ritrovamenti di Aphyllophorales ad Is Arenas, pineta litoranea che si estende sulla costa occidentale della Sardegna, in provincia di Oristano. Le specie segnalate sono 48 e tra queste: Crustoderma dryinum (Berk. & Curt.) Parm., Hyphoderma malençonii (Manjón & Moreno) Manjón, Moreno & Hjortstam, Peniophora tamaricicola...

The author deals with the results of a research on the presence of Aphyllophorales in Sasso Fratino Forest, an Integral Natural Reserve, inside the Foreste Casentinesi National Park. The research started in 1987 and till now 171 wood-inhabiting species have been collected. Some of them are new to the Italian mycoflora: Antrodiella fissiliformis, Ce...

In this paper an attempt was made to elucidate the relationship between wood-inhabiting fungi and their substrates or habitat. On the basis of observations carried out, over several years, it can be concluded that substrate and environment are very selective for mycoflora.

Parmastomyces kravtzevianus a polypore fungus rare to Europe was found in St. Vitale pine forest (Ravenna) as a first record of its presence in Italy.

A rare polypore: Trametes ljubarskyi Pilàt, new to Italy. VII. - The presence of Trametes ljubarskyi Pil. (Polyporaceae) is reported for the first time in Italy.

Two rare Aphyllophorales: Phellinus erectus and Oxyporus latemarginatus. - The presence of the two rare Aphyllophorales species, Phellinus erectus David, Dequatre & Fiasson and Oxyporus latemarginatus (Dur. & Mont.) Donk are reported for the first time in Italy.

Phallogaster saccatus Morgan, new to Italy. - In the present paper the first finding in Italy of the gasteromycetes Phallogaster saccatus Morgan is described.Specimens of Ph. saccatus, which is considered typical of North America, were collected in an area of the Dolomites.This Italian finding follows five previous reports in other European countri...

Aphyllophorales from Mesola Forest (Ferrara) Italy—The present check-list is the first contribution to the knowledge of Aphyllophorales growing in the area of the Mesola Forest. The paper deals with 72 species of Aphyllophorales collected during the years 1980-1983. A further contribution will complete the picture of the Aphyllophorales flora which...

Antrodia onychoides (Egel.) Ryv., new to Italy and very rare species in Europe. II. - The paper is concerned with the first Italian collection of A. onychoides, a resupinate polypore. From the literature, this is the fourth European finding of Antrodia onychoides and follows the first collection, occurred in 1913 near Oslo, in Norway, the second in...