Phellinus hippophaëicola
Phellinus hippophaëicola H. Jahn
Hymenochaetaceae
Conservation status. Endangered [EN B2ab(i,ii,iv)].
Morphology and biology. Fruit-bodies perennial, resupinate, 3–7 × 2–5 × 1.5–4 cm; sterile surface velvety, yellowish brown at first, then smooth, grey-brown to dark brown, cracked mostly in old specimens; margin rounded. Pore surface cinnamon, rusty brown to dark brown; pores 5–7 per mm. Tube layer concolorous with the pore surface, 3.5(5) cm thick. Hyphal system dimitic. Cystidioles hyaline, clavate, up to 80 µm long. Basidia clavate, 10–13 × 7–8 µm. Spores globose, colourless to light yellowish in KOH, 6–7.5 × 5.5–6.5 µm.
Habitats and populations. Parasite on stems and branches of sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides).
Distribution in Bulgaria. Black Sea Coast (Northern – Galata).
General distribution. Europe, Asia.
Threats. Habitat loss/degradation caused by infrastructure development (human settlement, tourism/recreation), agriculture, etc.
Conservation measures taken. Included in the Red List of Fungi in Bulgaria. The host is a species under protection.
Conservation measures needed. Study of the population numbers and range; interpretation of species status through better understanding of the species biology and ecology; conservation of the habitat; study of the trends through monitoring.
References. Stoichev 1995a; Denchev & Assyov 2010.
Authors: Cvetomir M. Denchev, Roumyana D. Petrova & Georgi T. Stoichev
