Neottiella albocincta
Neottiella albocincta (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc.
Pyronemataceae
Conservation status. Critically Endangered [CR B1ab(ii,iii,iv)+2ab(ii,iv)].
Morphology and biology. Fruit-bodies (apothecia) up to 2 mm in diameter, sessile, discoid, gelatinous; disc slightly concave to almost flat with pale yellow hymenium; outside unicolorous with hymenium or whitish, the upper part covered with thin-walled, straight or slightly curved, septate, sometimes branched white hairs, 100–440 × 5–7.5 µm in size with acute or slightly rounded apex, forming dentate or prominent margin. Spores ellipsoid, 15–17.5 × 7.5–10 µm, unicellular with one or two oil drops, verrucose, hyaline. VII–VIII.
Habitats and populations. On humus grounds.
Distribution in Bulgaria. Rila Mts (along the river Chairska); 950 m alt.
General distribution. Europe, North America.
Threats. Habitat changes as result of wood plantation, wood extraction, tourism development, fires, drought.
Conservation measures taken. Included in the Red List of Fungi in Bulgaria. The locality is situated on the territory of the Rila National Park.
Conservation measures needed. Research into the species biology and ecology; inclusion in the National biodiversity monitoring system; preservation of the locality of the species.
References. Hinkova 1965; Gyosheva et al. 2006.
Author: Evtimiya Dimitrova
