First records of <i>Cartilosoma rene-hentic </i>(<i>Polyporales</i>) in the Czech Republic.

The recently described polypore Cartilosoma rene-hentic is recorded, described and illustrated from several localities in the Czech Republic for the first time. Its identity was confirmed both based on morphology and by sequencing ITS regions. The species variability and ecology is discussed and a map of its distribution in the Czech Republic is provided