On the diversity of lichenicolene mushrooms in the Ennstal Alps (Austria: Steiermark, Upper Austria)

An inventory of lichens, which were previously demonstrated in the Ennstal Alps, is presented. The catalogue for this part of the northern Eastern Alps contains 645 taxa of lichens, 115 lichenicole mushrooms and 12 micromycetes often associated with lichen. Abrothallus stroblii Hafellner, Buelliella poetschii Hafellner, Lichenochora Elegantis Hafellner and Stigmidium petri Hafellner are newly described. The new combination Endococcus sendtneri (Arnold) Hafellner is proposed. In addition to the newly described species, Thelotrema suecicum, Arthonia biatoricola, Endococcus karlstadtensis and Sclerococcum griseisporodochium are first detected in Austria. Buelliella poetschii is also reported for Switzerland and the U.S.A. New findings for Styria are Gyalidea subscutellaris, Mycobilimbia pilularis, Polyblastia abstrahenda, Endococcus sendtneri, Merismatium decolorans, Polycoccum marmoratum and Polycoccum peltigerae. For the first time for Upper Austria, the following are indicated: Cheiromycina petri, Mycobilimbia fissuriseda, Polyblastia abstrahenda, Protoblastenia szaferi, Carbonea herteliana, Endococcus sendtneri, Graphium aphthosae, Intraliche christiansenii, Lichenosticta alcicornaria, Phaeospora rimosicola and Sphaerellothecium cladoniae. Endococcus sendtneri is first detected in Salzburg.