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50 COUNTRY STUDY FOR BIODIVERSITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 3.5.1.2. Endemism among micro-organisms According to the studies to date, endemic species of bacteria have not been discovered. 3.5.1.3. Conservation status of micro-organisms Due to an insufficient taxonomic study, it is not possible to make an assessment on the degree of threat to certain species or taxa of bacteria. 3.5.2. Fungi 3.5.2.1. Diversity of Fungi and centres of diversity Fungi represent a very heterogeneous group of organisms; however, studies to date have dealt mainly with Ascomycota and Basidiomycota. The other orders of Fungi are poorly studied. There are approximately 1,250 recorded species of Fungi. Most belong to the orders Ascomycota (130), Basidiomycota (1050), Myxomycota (10), Oomycota (20) and Zygomycota (35). Sites containing the highest mycodiversity, according to current studies, are: Pelister Mountain (location of the Mountain Lodge “Kopanki” and watershed of Braychinska River), Shar Planina Mountain (watershed of Tetovska River), near Mavrovo Lake, Kozhuf-Momina Chuka etc. Lichens (lichenoid Fungi) (Lichenes) number approximately 340 species. Table 9. Number of Fungi and Lichens by families, genera and species in the Republic of Macedonia. Types of Fungi Families Genera Species Acrasiomycota - - - Ascomycota (without Lichens) 35 60 130 Basidiomycota 49 284 1,050 Chytridiomycota 5 6 10 Dictiosteliomycota - - - Hyphochytridiomycota - - - Labyrinthulomycota - - - Myxomycota 7 7 10 Oomycota 5 9 20 Plasmodiophoromycota - - - Zygomycota 9 12 35 Total Fungi 110 378 1,250 Lichenes 11 73 340 Total with Lichens 121 451 1,590 3.5.2.2. Endemism among Fungi There are no known endemic species of Fungi in the Republic of Macedonia. 3.5.2.3. Conservation status of Fungi The Preliminary Red List of Fungi in the Republic of Macedonia has been prepared and includes 67 species in Basidiomycota (Annex 3).
COUNTRY STUDY FOR BIODIVERSITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 3.5.3. Flora 3.5.3.1. Diversity of known lower and higher plant groups and key centres of plant diversity With regard to the lower plant groups, Algae represent an especially diverse group of organisms. The Green, Silicate and Blue-green algae are dominant, with other groups found in smaller numbers. To date, 1,580 species of Algae have been identified, of which Silicate (40.1%) and Green (35.3%) algae form a majority. The most important centres of Algal diversity are Ohrid and Doyran Lakes, while on Prespa Lake there are no current systematic studies. In addition to the relic lakes, mountain aquatic ecosystems appear to be equally important centres of Algal diversity. Table 10. Number of individual Algal taxonomic groups in the Republic of Macedonia (all types) Taxonomic group Families Genera Species Varieties Forms Total Taxa Cyanophyta 16 48 204 10 58 273 Pyrrophyta 5 8 12 3 1 16 Chrysophyta 4 7 10 4 - 14 Bacillariophyta 13 69 512 109 12 633 Phaeophyta - - - - - - Xanthophyta 2 2 9 - - 9 Euglenophyta 3 5 23 3 1 27 Chlorophyta 29 90 398 124 35 557 Charophyta 2 2 18 - 3 21 Rhodophyta 6 7 7 - - 7 Glaucophyta 1 1 1 - - 1 Eustigmatophyta 1 1 1 - - 1 Total 82 240 1,195 256 128 1,580 Table 11. Centres of high Algal diversity in the Republic of Macedonia. Location Number of species Ohrid Lake c. 400 Prespa Lake c. 350 Doyran Lake c. 250 The flora of higher plant groups is quite rich, with a mosaic of diverse floral elements (Tertiary relicts, Mediterranean, Greek-Anatolian, Ilyric, Caucasian, Middle- European, Eurasian, arctic-alpine and cosmopolitan) and large number of endemic species (Macedonian, south Balkan, Balkan etc.). It is represented by 210 families, 920 genera and approximately 3,700 species. The most numerous group is flowering (Angiosperm) plants, with about 3,200 species, followed by mosses (350) and ferns (42). • Mosses. Mosses are represented by 67 families, 167 genera and 349 species. The class Hepaticae includes 25 families, 36 genera and 52 species; the class Anthocerotae includes one family, one genus and one species, while the class Musci includes 41 families, 130 genera and 296 species. In the class Hepaticae, the most numerous family is Lophoziaceae with eight species, whereas the most numerous families in the class Musci are Bryaceae (23 species), Amblystegiaceae (23) and Brachytheciaceae (23). The most polymorphic genera are Brachythecium (23 51
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