Study of Macrofungi in Kemerovo Oblast—Kuzbass

The group of macrofungi, which play a key role in nature communities, have not yet been sufficiently studied in Kemerovo oblast. The generalization of data on the macromycetes of the region and the processing of part of the fungarium of Kemerovo State University (KEM) made it possible to compile a list of species and analyze it. To date, a total of 723 species of macrofungi in Kemerovo oblast belonging to 380 genera, 166 families, 39 orders, and 10 classes of the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota are known for the region. The main biocoenoses inhabited by macrofungi are diverse forest communities: small-leaved forests (birch, aspen-birch, birch-aspen, aspen), coniferous forests (fir, spruce, spruce-fir, pine-spruce, small cedar forests, and deciduous forests), and various variants of mixed forests with or without various types of herbaceous cover. The vast majority of macrofungi prefer living and dead wood (about 70%), forest litter and soil as a substrate, decomposing plant litter, or entering symbiotic relationships with plants (about 30%). There are 34 specially protected areas in Kuzbass, one-third of which are the habitat of species listed in the Red Books of the Russian Federation and Kuzbass.