Cotylidia pannosa
Cotylidia pannosa (Sowerby : Fr.) D.A. Reid
Podoscyphaceae
Conservation status. Critically Endangered [CR B1ab(iii)+2ab(ii)].
Morphology and biology. Fruit-bodies consist of erect, thick, wavy gills, gathered into a rosette or in groups with a common base, up to 10 cm high and in diameter. Sterile surface tomentose or finely scaly. Hymenium smooth, pale, with contiguous whitish and brownish zones. Spores ellipsoid, 6–9 × 3.5–5.5 µm. VIII–XI.
Habitats and populations. On the ground in coniferous and deciduous forests.
Distribution in Bulgaria. Rhodopi Mts (Western – Mantaritsa Strict Nature Reserve).
General distribution. Europe, Asia, New Zealand.
Threats. Habitat loss/degradation caused by stockbreeding, wood plantations, development of tourism/recreation infrastructure, etc.
Conservation measures taken. Included in the Red List of Fungi in Bulgaria. The known locality is within the borders of Mantaritsa Strict Nature Reserve and in a site of the European ecological network Natura 2000 in Bulgaria.
Conservation measures needed. Study of the population numbers and range; better understanding of the species biology and ecology; conservation of the habitats; regular monitoring.
References. Denchev et al. 2006; Denchev & Assyov 2010.
Authors: Roumyana D. Petrova & Cvetomir M. Denchev
