New Data on Distribution of Pleurotus abieticola (Pleurotaceae, Agaricales, Basidiomycota) in Russia

Here, we present information about the findings of Pleurotus abieticola on the territory of the northeast of the European part of Russia and the western macroslope of the Northern Urals within the borders of the Komi Republic (Russia). P. abieticola is a rare species found in Europe (Czech Republic, Finland, Poland, Russia), Asia (China, Eastern Siberia, Far East, Korea), and North America (Alaska). In Russia, several locations are known in Leningrad oblast and Krasnoyarsk and Primorsky krai. Comparison of the ITS nucleotide sequences of several collected specimens of P. abieticola with the data deposited in the GenBank database showed 98.2–100% similarity to P. abieticola specimens from other parts of the range (Southern Siberia, Far East, China). The article presents a description of basidiomata, gives photographs of microstructures, clarifies features of the morphology, and provides information on the distribution and ecology of this species.