First Assessment of the Biodiversity of True Slime Molds in Swamp Forest Stands of the Knyszyn Forest (Northeast Poland) Using the Moist Chambers Detection Method
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Field Sampling
2.3. Establishment and Maintenance of Moist Chamber Cultures
2.4. Morphological Character Assessment and Checklist Verification
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Taxonomy
3.1.1. Arcyria cinerea (Bull.) Pers., Synopsis Methodica Fungorum 1: 724 (1801) [40]
3.1.2. Arcyria pomiformis (Leers) Rostaf., Pamiętn. Towarz. Nauk Ścisłych w Paryżu 6(1): 271 (1875) [45]
3.1.3. Arcyria denudata (L.) Wettst., Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 35: 353 (1886) [46]
3.1.4. Arcyodes incarnata (Alb. & Schwein.) O.F. Cook, Science 15: 651 (1902) [47]
3.1.5. Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. flexuosa (Lister) G. Lister, Monograph of the Mycetozoa, ed. 2: 26 (1911) [50]
3.1.6. Comatricha nigra (Pers.) J. Schröt., Krypt.-Fl. Schlesien 3(1): 118 (1885) [53]
3.1.7. Cribraria microcarpa (Schrad.) Pers., Synopsis Methodica Fungorum 1: 190 (1801) [40]
3.1.8. Hemitrichia serpula (Scop.) Rostaf., Versuch eines Systems der Mycetozoen: 14 (1873) [57]
3.1.9. Lamproderma scintillans (Berk. & Broome) Morgan, Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History 16: 131 (1894) [60]
3.1.10. Metatrichia vesparium (Batsch) Nann.-Bremek., Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch. C 69: 348 (1966) [63]
3.1.11. Oligonema flavidum (Peck) Peck, Ann. Rep. N.Y. State Mus. Nat. Hist. 31: 42 (1878) [65]
3.1.12. Perichaena depressa (Libert) Rostaf., Versuch eines Systems der Mycetozoen: 112 (1873) [57]
3.1.13. Physarum album (Bull.) Chevall., Flore Générale des Environs de Paris 1: 345 (1826) [71]
3.1.14. Physarum bivalve Pers., Neues Magazin für die Botanik 1: 89 (1794) [76]
3.2. Statistical Analysis
3.2.1. Performance of Moist-Chamber Cultures
3.2.2. Species Incidence Across Host–Substrate Combinations
3.2.3. Host-Specific Richness and Sampling Coverage
3.2.4. Sampling Completeness and Substrate-Specific Accumulation
3.2.5. Incidence Patterns
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
- Moist-chamber cultures proved highly effective for uncovering Eumycetozoa in swamp-forest habitats, detecting numerous slime-mold species despite waterlogged substrates and challenging field conditions. The protocol yielded a high proportion of sporulating preparations, sufficient for the species-accumulation curve to approach an asymptote and broadly comparable with success rates reported from other temperate European forests.
- Several taxa—Arcyodes incarnata, Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. flexuosa, Oligonema flavidum, and Perichaena depressa—constitute new records for northeastern Poland, highlighting peatland and swamp forests as refugia for regionally rare or under-explored myxomycetes.
- A. incarnata has not been recorded in Poland for several decades, emphasizing the importance of targeted sampling that can reveal taxa assumed to be absent or exceedingly rare in the current myxobiota.
- The overall rarity of newly documented species, both nationally and continentally, underlines the urgent need for expanded inventories and systematic culturing studies in wet forest habitats. Such investigations will likely continue to uncover additional, previously unrecorded slime molds, further enriching our knowledge of Eumycetozoa diversity in Poland and throughout Europe.
- A chi-square test confirmed a significant association between the substrate type and culture success, with bark markedly outperforming other microhabitats, whereas leaves and needles were least suitable.
- By contrast, once sporulation was triggered, the number of species per culture remained similar across substrates, indicating that competitive assembly processes quickly narrow the community composition regardless of the microhabitat.
- Rarefaction modeling showed that the current sampling effort captured almost the entire resident species pool overall, but alder substrates in particular still harbor an appreciable fraction of undiscovered diversity, warranting further attention.
- The complementary distribution of taxa across bark, wood, twigs, and leaves underscores the necessity of multi-substrate sampling in any future monitoring program.
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Detailed Inventory of Moist-Chamber Cultures Established from Knyszyn Forest Samples
Culture Code | Sampling Locality | Forest Sub-Compartment | Plant Association | Coordinates | Field Sampling Date | Culture Start Date | Culture Maintenance End Date | Host Tree | Substrate |
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MXM1-AG-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-138a | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.237284, 23.151192 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Wood |
MXM1-AG-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-138a | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.237284, 23.151192 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Bark |
MXM1-AG-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-138a | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.237284, 23.151192 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Leaves |
MXM1-AG-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-138a | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.237284, 23.151192 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Twigs |
MXM1-BP-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-138a | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.237284, 23.151192 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Wood |
MXM1-BP-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-138a | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.237284, 23.151192 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Bark |
MXM1-BP-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-138a | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.237284, 23.151192 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Leaves |
MXM1-BP-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-138a | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.237284, 23.151192 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Twigs |
MXM1-PA-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-138a | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.237284, 23.151192 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Wood |
MXM1-PA-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-138a | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.237284, 23.151192 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Bark |
MXM1-PA-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-138a | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.237284, 23.151192 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Leaves |
MXM1-PA-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-138a | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.237284, 23.151192 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Twigs |
MXM2-AG-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-76g | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.254823, 23.143253 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Wood |
MXM2-AG-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-76g | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.254823, 23.143253 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Bark |
MXM2-AG-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-76g | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.254823, 23.143253 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Leaves |
MXM2-AG-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-76g | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.254823, 23.143253 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Twigs |
MXM2-BP-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-76g | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.254823, 23.143253 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Wood |
MXM2-BP-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-76g | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.254823, 23.143253 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Bark |
MXM2-BP-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-76g | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.254823, 23.143253 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Leaves |
MXM2-BP-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-76g | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.254823, 23.143253 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Twigs |
MXM2-PA-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-76g | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.254823, 23.143253 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Wood |
MXM2-PA-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-76g | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.254823, 23.143253 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Bark |
MXM2-PA-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-76g | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.254823, 23.143253 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Leaves |
MXM2-PA-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-8i | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.272998, 23.116182 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Twigs |
MXM3-AG-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-8i | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.272998, 23.116182 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Wood |
MXM3-AG-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-8i | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.272998, 23.116182 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Bark |
MXM3-AG-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-8i | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.272998, 23.116182 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Leaves |
MXM3-AG-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-8i | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.272998, 23.116182 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Twigs |
MXM3-BP-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-8i | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.272998, 23.116182 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Wood |
MXM3-BP-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-8i | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.272998, 23.116182 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Bark |
MXM3-BP-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-8i | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.272998, 23.116182 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Leaves |
MXM3-BP-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-8i | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.272998, 23.116182 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Twigs |
MXM3-PA-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-8i | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.272998, 23.116182 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Wood |
MXM3-PA-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-8i | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.272998, 23.116182 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Bark |
MXM3-PA-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-8i | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.272998, 23.116182 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Leaves |
MXM3-PA-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-8i | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.272998, 23.116182 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Twigs |
MXM4-AG-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-05-31f | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.278592, 23.135752 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Wood |
MXM4-AG-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-05-31f | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.278592, 23.135752 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Bark |
MXM4-AG-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-05-31f | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.278592, 23.135752 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Leaves |
MXM4-AG-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-05-31f | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.278592, 23.135752 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Twigs |
MXM4-BP-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-05-31f | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.278592, 23.135752 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Wood |
MXM4-BP-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-05-31f | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.278592, 23.135752 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Bark |
MXM4-BP-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-05-31f | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.278592, 23.135752 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Leaves |
MXM4-BP-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-05-31f | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.278592, 23.135752 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Twigs |
MXM4-PA-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-05-31f | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.278592, 23.135752 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Wood |
MXM4-PA-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-05-31f | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.278592, 23.135752 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Bark |
MXM4-PA-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-05-31f | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.278592, 23.135752 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Leaves |
MXM4-PA-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-05-31f | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.278592, 23.135752 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Twigs |
MXM5-AG-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-06-7a | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.274692, 23.155493 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Wood |
MXM5-AG-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-06-7a | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.274692, 23.155493 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Bark |
MXM5-AG-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-06-7a | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.274692, 23.155493 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Leaves |
MXM5-AG-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-06-7a | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.274692, 23.155493 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Twigs |
MXM5-BP-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-06-7a | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.274692, 23.155493 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Wood |
MXM5-BP-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-06-7a | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.274692, 23.155493 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Bark |
MXM5-BP-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-06-7a | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.274692, 23.155493 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Leaves |
MXM5-BP-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-06-7a | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.274692, 23.155493 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Twigs |
MXM5-PA-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-06-7a | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.274692, 23.155493 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Wood |
MXM5-PA-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-06-7a | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.274692, 23.155493 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Bark |
MXM5-PA-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-06-7a | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.274692, 23.155493 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Leaves |
MXM5-PA-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-28-1-06-7a | Fraxino–Alnetum | 53.274692, 23.155493 | 10 Dec 2024 | 10 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Twigs |
MXM6-AG-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-75D | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.878910, 21.248893 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Wood |
MXM6-AG-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-75D | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.878910, 21.248893 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Bark |
MXM6-AG-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-75D | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.878910, 21.248893 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Leaves |
MXM6-AG-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-75D | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.878910, 21.248893 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Twigs |
MXM6-BP-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-75D | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.878910, 21.248893 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Wood |
MXM6-BP-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-75D | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.878910, 21.248893 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Bark |
MXM6-BP-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-75D | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.878910, 21.248893 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Leaves |
MXM6-BP-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-75D | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.878910, 21.248893 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Twigs |
MXM6-PA-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-75D | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.878910, 21.248893 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Wood |
MXM6-PA-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-75D | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.878910, 21.248893 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Bark |
MXM6-PA-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-75D | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.878910, 21.248893 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Leaves |
MXM6-PA-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-02-75D | Ribeso nigri–Alnetum | 53.878910, 21.248893 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Twigs |
MXM7-AG-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-125D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.878205, 21.202524 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Wood |
MXM7-AG-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-125D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.878205, 21.202524 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Bark |
MXM7-AG-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-125D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.878205, 21.202524 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Leaves |
MXM7-AG-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-125D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.878205, 21.202524 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Twigs |
MXM7-BP-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-125D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.878205, 21.202524 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Wood |
MXM7-BP-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-125D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.878205, 21.202524 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Bark |
MXM7-BP-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-125D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.878205, 21.202524 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Leaves |
MXM7-BP-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-125D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.878205, 21.202524 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Twigs |
MXM7-PA-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-125D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.878205, 21.202524 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Wood |
MXM7-PA-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-125D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.878205, 21.202524 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Bark |
MXM7-PA-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-125D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.878205, 21.202524 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Leaves |
MXM7-PA-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-125D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.878205, 21.202524 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Twigs |
MXM8-AG-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-124D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.851152, 21.207244 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Wood |
MXM8-AG-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-124D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.851152, 21.207244 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Bark |
MXM8-AG-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-124D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.851152, 21.207244 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Leaves |
MXM8-AG-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-124D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.851152, 21.207244 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Alnus glutinosa | Twigs |
MXM8-BP-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-124D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.851152, 21.207244 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Wood |
MXM8-BP-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-124D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.851152, 21.207244 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Bark |
MXM8-BP-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-124D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.851152, 21.207244 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Leaves |
MXM8-BP-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-124D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.851152, 21.207244 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Betula pubescens | Twigs |
MXM8-PA-D | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-124D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.851152, 21.207244 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Wood |
MXM8-PA-K | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-124D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.851152, 21.207244 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Bark |
MXM8-PA-L | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-124D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.851152, 21.207244 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Leaves |
MXM8-PA-G | Knyszyn Forest | 01-08-2-05-124D | Sphagno girgensohnii–Piceetum | 53.851152, 21.207244 | 19 Dec 2024 | 19 Dec 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | Picea abies | Twigs |
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Substrate Type (Tree) | Success (%) | Mean Species SD | Median (IQR) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bark—Alnus glutinosa | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 1.5 1.0 | 1.0 (1–1) |
Leaves—A. glutinosa | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 1.0 0.0 | 1.0 (1–1) |
Twigs—A. glutinosa | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 1.5 0.7 | 1.5 (1–1) |
Wood—A. glutinosa | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 1.0 0.0 | 1.0 (1–1) |
Bark—Betula pubescens | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 1.7 0.5 | 2.0 (1–2) |
Leaves—B. pubescens | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — |
Twigs—B. pubescens | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 1.0 0.0 | 1.0 (1–1) |
Wood—B. pubescens | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 1.0 0.0 | 1.0 (1–1) |
Bark—Picea abies | 8 | 7 | 87.5 | 1.3 0.8 | 1.0 (1–1) |
Leaves—P. abies | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 1.0 0.0 | 1.0 (1–1) |
Twigs—P. abies | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 1.5 0.7 | 1.5 (1–1) |
Wood—P. abies | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 1.2 0.5 | 1.0 (1–1) |
All substrates combined | 96 | 35 | 36.5 | 1.3 0.6 | 1.0 (1–1) |
Species | AG Bark | AG Leaves | AG Twigs | AG Wood | BP Bark | BP Leaves | BP Twigs | BP Wood | PA Bark | PA Leaves | PA Twigs | PA Wood | Row Total | Non Zero Cols |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arcyodes incarnata | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Arcyria cinerea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
Arcyria denudata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Arcyria pomiformis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. flexuosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Comatricha nigra | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
Cribraria microcarpa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Hemitrichia serpula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Lamproderma scintillans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Metatrichia vesparium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Oligonema flavidum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Perichaena depressa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Physarum album | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
Physarum bivalve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tree species | Chao1 ± SE | Coverage | Species (Frequency) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alnus glutinosa | 32 | 9 | 33.5 ± 31.1 | 26.9% | Arcyodes incarnata (3.1%), Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. flexuosa (3.1%), Comatricha nigra (15.6%), Cribraria microcarpa (3.1%), Hemitrichia serpula (6.3%), Lamproderma scintillans (3.1%), Metatrichia vesparium (3.1%), Oligonema flavidum (3.1%), Perichaena depressa (3.1%) |
Betula pubescens | 32 | 4 | 4.5 ± 1.3 | 88.9% | Arcyria cinerea (12.5%), Arcyria pomiformis (6.3%), Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. flexuosa (3.1%), Physarum album (21.9%) |
Picea abies | 32 | 8 | 8.7 ± 1.3 | 92.3% | Arcyria cinerea (12.5%), Arcyria denudata (6.3%), Arcyria pomiformis (9.4%), Comatricha nigra (9.4%), Cribraria microcarpa (6.3%), Hemitrichia serpula (3.1%), Physarum album (6.3%), Physarum bivalve (3.1%) |
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Pawłowicz, T.; Żebrowski, I.; Micewicz, G.M.; Puchlik, M.; Wilamowski, K.; Sztabkowski, K.; Oszako, T. First Assessment of the Biodiversity of True Slime Molds in Swamp Forest Stands of the Knyszyn Forest (Northeast Poland) Using the Moist Chambers Detection Method. Forests 2025, 16, 1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16081259
Pawłowicz T, Żebrowski I, Micewicz GM, Puchlik M, Wilamowski K, Sztabkowski K, Oszako T. First Assessment of the Biodiversity of True Slime Molds in Swamp Forest Stands of the Knyszyn Forest (Northeast Poland) Using the Moist Chambers Detection Method. Forests. 2025; 16(8):1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16081259
Chicago/Turabian StylePawłowicz, Tomasz, Igor Żebrowski, Gabriel Michał Micewicz, Monika Puchlik, Konrad Wilamowski, Krzysztof Sztabkowski, and Tomasz Oszako. 2025. "First Assessment of the Biodiversity of True Slime Molds in Swamp Forest Stands of the Knyszyn Forest (Northeast Poland) Using the Moist Chambers Detection Method" Forests 16, no. 8: 1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16081259
APA StylePawłowicz, T., Żebrowski, I., Micewicz, G. M., Puchlik, M., Wilamowski, K., Sztabkowski, K., & Oszako, T. (2025). First Assessment of the Biodiversity of True Slime Molds in Swamp Forest Stands of the Knyszyn Forest (Northeast Poland) Using the Moist Chambers Detection Method. Forests, 16(8), 1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16081259