Phellinus pilatii
Phellinus pilatii Černý
Hymenochaetaceae
Conservation status. Endangered [EN B2ab(i,ii,iii)].
Morphology and biology. Fruit-bodies perennial, effused, in stipe hollows, 2–3 cm thick; margin sterile, outlined, golden rusty. Pores round or angular, rusty, 4–5(6) per mm. Tube layer concolorous with the pores, 3–10 mm thick. Hyphal system dimitic. Basidia clavate, hyaline, 10–16 × 5–6 µm. Spores ellipsoid, pale yellowish to pale yellowish green, with an oil drop, 4–5 × 3–3.5 µm.
Habitats and populations. In stem hollows of poplars (Populus alba, P. ×canescens).
Distribution in Bulgaria. Thracian Lowland (Plovdiv).
General distribution. Europe.
Threats. Habitat loss/degradation caused by infrastructure development (human settlements, tourism/recreation, etc.).
Conservation measures taken. Included in the Red List of Fungi in Bulgaria.
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
