Botanica Pacifica. A journal of plant science and conservation 2026. Preprint
Article first published online: 22 APR 2026 | DOI: 10.17581/bp.2026.15116
First data on Myxomycetes of the Bastak Nature Reserve (Jewish Autonomous Region, Russia)
Fedor M. Bortnikov1
&
Nadezhda A. Bortnikova2 1 Komarov Botanical Institute RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
2 Independent Researcher St. Petersburg, Russia
The article presents the first data on the species diversity of myxomycetes in the Jewish Autonomous Region, the only region of the Far Eastern Federal District lacking any such data to date. In the summer of 2022, field studies were conducted in the Bastak Nature Reserve, where myxomycete sporocarps and fragments of plant substrates for moist chamber cultures were collected. As a result, 104 species were identified, of which two were described as new to science, Diderma ussuriense and Licea conica, and confirmed with additional findings in the Primorye Territory. Furthermore, a myxomycete specimen with unique morphology was discovered, which we preliminarily classified as Listerella sp.
Бортников Ф.М., Бортникова Н.А. Первые данные о миксомицетах заповедника «Бастак» (Еврейская автономная область, Россия). В статье приводятся первые данные о видовом разнообразии миксомицетов в Еврейской автономной области – единственном регионе Дальневосточного федерального округа, лишенном любых подобных сведений до настоящего момента. В ходе полевых исследований, проведенных на территории заповедника «Бастак» летом 2022 года, были собраны образцы спорокарпов миксомицетов и фрагменты различных субстратов растительного происхождения для их последующей обработки методом влажных камер. В результате было выявлено 104 вида, из которых два вида, Diderma ussuriense и Licea conica, были описаны как новые для науки виды, дополнительно подтвержденные находками в Приморском крае. Кроме того, был обнаружен образец миксомицета с уникальной морфологией, предварительно обозначенный нами как Listerella sp.
Keywords: biodiversity, new species, regional checklist, Russian Far East, биоразнообразие, новый вид, региональный список, Российский Дальний Восток
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