Spatial distribution and host preferences of Fomes fomentarius and F. inzengae in Europe: A review
Globally, wood-decay fungi are important ecological component of forests and woody plants. However, the traditional morphospecies, such as Fomes fomentarius, often show cryptic diversity. The traditional concept of the morphospecies comprises two delimited species, namely F. fomentarius s.str. and F...
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| author | Gáperová Svetlana Gáper Ján Gallay Igor Pristaš Peter Slobodník Branko |
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| description | Globally, wood-decay fungi are important ecological component of forests and woody plants. However, the traditional morphospecies, such as Fomes fomentarius, often show cryptic diversity. The traditional concept of the morphospecies comprises two delimited species, namely F. fomentarius s.str. and F. inzengae. In this review the spatial distribution and some ecological features of both species in Europe were characterized. In total, 259 records (139 F. inzengae and 120 F. fomentarius s.str., respectively) were analyzed from different localities in 29 countries. The two species are found almost all over Europe and there is no clear geographical segregation of these species, but the species show different host preferences. While F. fomentarius s.str. primarily colonizes Fagus and Betula, F. inzengae has a remarkably broad host range (Abies, Acer, Aesculus, Alnus, Betula, Carpinus, Castanea, Fagus, Fraxinus, Juglans, Olea, Platanus, Populus, Prunus, Quercus, Salix, Sorbus, and Tilia). Acer, Alnus, Betula, Fagus, and Populus are the five host genera common to both fungal species. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-95823e4d921247f2af3f5dd956d17d602025-08-20T02:48:43ZengSciendoFolia Oecologica1338-70142025-07-0152220221810.2478/foecol-2025-0019Spatial distribution and host preferences of Fomes fomentarius and F. inzengae in Europe: A reviewGáperová Svetlana0Gáper Ján1Gallay Igor2Pristaš Peter3Slobodník Branko41Department of Biology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 40, 974 01Banská Bystrica, Slovakia2Department of Biology and General Ecology, Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Technical University, T. G. Masaryka 24, 960 01Zvolen, Slovakia3Department of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Technical University, T. G. Masaryka 24, 960 01Zvolen, Slovakia4Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Šrobárova 2, 040 01Košice, Slovakia6UNESCO Department for Ecological Awareness and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Technical University, T. G. Masaryka 24, 960 01Zvolen, SlovakiaGlobally, wood-decay fungi are important ecological component of forests and woody plants. However, the traditional morphospecies, such as Fomes fomentarius, often show cryptic diversity. The traditional concept of the morphospecies comprises two delimited species, namely F. fomentarius s.str. and F. inzengae. In this review the spatial distribution and some ecological features of both species in Europe were characterized. In total, 259 records (139 F. inzengae and 120 F. fomentarius s.str., respectively) were analyzed from different localities in 29 countries. The two species are found almost all over Europe and there is no clear geographical segregation of these species, but the species show different host preferences. While F. fomentarius s.str. primarily colonizes Fagus and Betula, F. inzengae has a remarkably broad host range (Abies, Acer, Aesculus, Alnus, Betula, Carpinus, Castanea, Fagus, Fraxinus, Juglans, Olea, Platanus, Populus, Prunus, Quercus, Salix, Sorbus, and Tilia). Acer, Alnus, Betula, Fagus, and Populus are the five host genera common to both fungal species.https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2025-0019fomesfungihost preferencesspatial distribution |
| spellingShingle | Gáperová Svetlana Gáper Ján Gallay Igor Pristaš Peter Slobodník Branko Spatial distribution and host preferences of Fomes fomentarius and F. inzengae in Europe: A review Folia Oecologica fomes fungi host preferences spatial distribution |
| title | Spatial distribution and host preferences of Fomes fomentarius and F. inzengae in Europe: A review |
| title_full | Spatial distribution and host preferences of Fomes fomentarius and F. inzengae in Europe: A review |
| title_fullStr | Spatial distribution and host preferences of Fomes fomentarius and F. inzengae in Europe: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial distribution and host preferences of Fomes fomentarius and F. inzengae in Europe: A review |
| title_short | Spatial distribution and host preferences of Fomes fomentarius and F. inzengae in Europe: A review |
| title_sort | spatial distribution and host preferences of fomes fomentarius and f inzengae in europe a review |
| topic | fomes fungi host preferences spatial distribution |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2025-0019 |
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