Laboratory of Mycology
Head: dr. JURGA MOTIEJŪNAITĖ
The area of studies are taxonomy, biodiversity, geography, ecology, biology and biochemistry of basidiomycetes, ascomycetes, hyphomycetes, coelomycetes and myxomycetes. The laboratory supervises the many-volumed edition ‘Mycota Lithuaniae’ (published since 1991) and maintains and augments the largest collection of fungi in Lithuania: 9500 specimens of lichens and lichenicolous fungi, 4500 specimens of myxomycetes, 24,000 specimens of micromycetes (Peronosporales, Uredinales, Ustilaginales, Ascomycetes, Coelomycetes, Hyphomycetes); 25,000 specimens of macromycetes (basidiomycetes and ascomycetes).
During the years 1992–2010, researchers at the laboratory described 18 new taxa of fungi.
Head of laboratory

Jurga Motiejūnaitė
dr.
Head of Laboratory, senior researcher