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The aim is to quantify the occurrence of slime moulds in Poland and identify regions with potential diversity.

July 11, 2026PeerJOpen Access

Recorded and predicted occurrence of slime moulds (Eumycetozoa) in Poland from Central and Eastern European data

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The aim is to quantify the occurrence of slime moulds in Poland and identify regions with potential diversity.
Compiled a georeferenced Darwin Core dataset of slime moulds for 16 CEE countries.
Created a national checklist for Poland annotated with habitat and bibliographic data.
Used presence-only species distribution models to evaluate candidate taxa for climatic suitability in Poland.
Poland's checklist includes 278 species in six orders, primarily from Physarales and Trichiales.
Identified 365 additional candidate taxa from 11 orders not yet recorded in Poland.
31 candidate species exhibited medium to high climatic suitability, potentially raising the total species count to 309.

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Quantified recorded and model-based slime mould occurrence in Poland, highlighting biodiversity gaps and survey needs.

Tomasz Pawłowicz (2026) studied this question.

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