The present article reports the first for Ukraine records of a non-coprophilous species of the genus Thecotheus, T. rivicola (Ascomycota, Pezizales). This species was observed on water-soaked wood in two National Nature Parks of Ukraine, Kremenetsky Hory (Ternopil Region) and Cheremoskiy (Chernivtsi Region). Brief description, locality and original illustrations of the collected samples are provided. Species diversity and distribution of the genus Thecotheus in Ukraine are discussed.
Keywords: Ascophanus, Rhyparobius, discomycetes, Western Ukraine, Ukrainian Carpathians
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