Catalogue of Polish smut fungi, with notes on four species of Anthracoidea.

Abstract

A catalogue of smut fungi known in Poland is presented, incorporating the current nomenclature and classificatory system for the species. The species now known from Poland number 174, classified in 30 genera and 14 families. The Polish collections of Anthracoidea Bref. on Carex fuliginosa (= misnamed C. sempervirens), C. hartmanii, C. humilis, C. michelii and C. sempervirens are revised. Anthracoidea buxbaumii Kukkonen, A. humilis Vanky and A. michelii Vanky are records new for Poland. Anthracoidea sempervirentis Vanky, previously poorly known, is considered to be fairly common in the Tatra Mts. All species of Anthracoidea are fully documented with voucher specimens, original descriptions and SEM micrographs, and their distribution in Poland is mapped