The Study of Aphyllophoroid Fungi in the Protected Areas of Murmansk Region

The article summarizes the data on the study of aphyllophoroid fungi in protected areas (PAs) of Murmansk Region. Mycological studies were carried out on 25 out of 75 existing ones, which is less than half of the PAs. Analysis of the current state of mycological study shows that this group of living organisms in the region has been studied extremely fragmentarily. The most thoroughly studied territories are the Pasvik, Laplandskiy, and Kandalakshskiy State Nature Reserves (Zapovednik) and the Kutsa Wildlife Sanctuary (Zakaznik). It is here that the main known diversity of aphyllophoroid fungi in the region is concentrated. The leading prospect tasks for the coming years are to continue the inventory of large PAs located in the central and southern parts of Murmansk Region, which are characterized by a high diversity of habitats and preserved intact forests, and an inventory of the mycobiota of nature sanctuaries in the region.