The scientific project "The research and inventory of forest habitat fungi in the Krka National Park" was intended to investigate the biodiversity of aboveground and underground species from the two largest fungal divisions, Ascomycota (askomiceti) and Basidiomycota (bazidiomiceti), in the Krka National Park, and was conducted by Dr. Željko Zgrablić, Dr. Armin Mešić, Dr. Zdenko Tkalčec, Dr. Ivana Kušan, and Neven Matočec.
Field research as part of this project was carried out in May, June, October and November 2024, and in April 2025 at nineteen different locations, and lasted a total of eleven days. The selected locations included the most important, i.e. the most developed and best preserved forest habitats in the Park. During the research, 184 fungal specimens were found, and 101 species were taxonomically identified. From the Basidiomycota division, 127 specimens were found and 61 species were identified, while from the Ascomycota division, 57 specimens were found and 40 species of fungi were identified. From the Ascomycota division, six specimens of subterranean fungi were found, and three species were identified.
A total of eleven species of mushrooms were found in the research – Cortinarius aprinus, Cortinarius leproleptopus, Hygrocybe amara, Incrucipulum ciliare, Incrucipulum ciliare, Inocybe griseolilacina, Inocybe tigrina, Melanoleuca pseudoluscina, Mollisia asteroma, Orbilia fissilis, Plicariella flavovirens i Urnula mediterranea – and one genus (Plicariella (Sacc.) Rehm) that had not been recorded in Croatia before, which is a significant contribution to the knowledge of the biodiversity of our country. Nine of the discovered species are on the Red List of Mushrooms of Croatia (i.e. have the status of endangered species), and eight of them are strictly protected by law. The most common species found during the research were Cuphophyllus virgineus, Cyclocybe cylindracea, Mycena pura, Suillus collinitus and Cantharellus pallens.
Photographs: Željko Zgrablić, Zdenko Tkalčec
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