Institute

Dr Valerii Darmostuk

Research Assistant

Unit
Biodiversity and Evolution Group
E‑mail
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Phone
+4812‑4241‑733
Address
Lubicz 46, 31‑512 Kraków, Poland
Room
B‑507

ORCIDRGGoogle Scholar

Research interests

  • Molecular phylogeny and systematics of lichen-inhabiting fungi in South America.
  • Diversity and taxonomy of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi with special emphasis on Eastern Europe.
  • Ecology and conservation of lichen communities in the steppe habitats.
  • Management of biodiversity data and their application in the conservation decision-making process.

Higher education and employment history

  • MSc degree at the Kherson State University, Ukraine (2017).
  • Researcher at the National Natural Park "Nyzhnedniprovskyi", Ukraine (2017–2019).
  • PhD degree at the M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Science, Ukraine (2021).
  • Research assistant at the W. Szafer Institute of Botany, PAS (since 2021).

Membership and awards

  • Member of Ukrainian Botanical Society (since 2016).
  • Editorial assistant of Chornomorski Botanical Journal (since 2017).
  • Scholarship for young scientists of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2018–2020, 2020–2022).
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility (Mentor Volunteer) (since 2019).
  • Member of Research School in Biosystematics – ForBio (since 2020).
  • The Systematics Association (London, UK) (since 2020).

International experience

  • Slovakia (2021) – 5-month research stay; Plant Science and Biodiversity Center, SAS, Slovakia.
  • Czech Republic (2021) – 1-week research stay and fieldwork; Masaryk University, Brno.

Research projects

  • Molecular phylogeny, taxonomy, diversity and conservation of the phyto- and lichen biota in Northern Black Seas Region (2016–2018); grant no. 0116U004735; Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine – contractor.
  • Molecular barcode of symbiotic communities as a basis for the assessment of the structure of terrestrial lithogenic biotopes (2019-2021); grant no. 0119U000105; Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine – contractor.
  • Lichens employed in the monitoring of global changes influencing natural forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians (2019-2020); grant no. 0519U000109; Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine – contractor.
  • Mediterranean-dwelling lichens and their dwellers: focus on diversity of lichenicolous fungi and eventual patterns (2021); Slovak Academic Information Agency – contractor.

Recent publications (selected)

Crous P.W., Osieck E.R., Shivas R.G., Tan Y.P., Bishop-Hurley S.L., Esteve-Raventós F., Larsson E., Luangsa-ard J.J., Pancorbo F., Balashov S., Baseia I.G., Boekhout T., Chandranayaka S., Cowan D.A., Cruz R.H.S.F., Czachura P., De la Peña-Lastra S., Dovana F., Drury B., Fell J., Flakus A., Fotedar R., Jurjević Ž., Kolecka A., Mack J., Maggs-Kölling G., Mahadevakumar S., Mateos A., Mongkolsamrit S., Noisripoom W., Plaza M., Overy D.P., Piątek M., Sandoval-Denis M., Vauras J., Wingfield M.J., Abell S.E., Ahmadpour A., Akulov A., Alavi F., Alavi Z., Altes A., Alvarado P., Anand G., Ashtekar N., Assyov B., Banc-Prandi G., Barbosa K.D., Barreto G.G., Bellanger J.-M., Bezerra J.L., Bhat D.J., Bilanski P., Bose T., Bozok F., Chaves J., Costa-Rezende D.H., Danteswari C., Darmostuk V., Delgado G., Denman S., Eichmeier A., Etayo J., Eyssartier G., Faulwetter S., Ganga K.G.G., Ghosta Y., Goh J., Góis J.S., Gramaje D., Granit L., Groenewald M., Gulden G., Gusmão L.F.P., Hammerbacher A., Heidarian Z., Hywel-Jones N., Jankowiak R., Kaliyaperumal M., Kaygusuz O., Kezo K., Khonsanit A., Kumar S., Kuo C.H., Læssøe T., Latha K.P.D., Loizides M., Luo S.M., Maciá-Vicente J.G., Manimohan P., Marbach P.A.S., Marinho P., Marney T.S., Marques G., Martín M.P., Miller A.N., Mondello F., Moreno G., Mufeeda K.T., Mun H.Y., Nau T., Nkomo T., Okrasińska A., Oliveira J.P.A.F., Oliveira R.L., Ortiz D.A., Pawłowska J., Pérez-De-Gregorio M.À., Podile A.R., Portugal A., Privitera N., Rajeshkumar K.C., Rauf I., Rian B., Rigueiro-Rodríguez A., Rivas-Torres G.F., Rodriguez-Flakus P., Romero-Gordillo M., Saar I., Saba M., Santos C.D., Sarma P.V.S.R.N., Siquier J.L., Sleiman S., Spetik M., Sridhar K.R., Stryjak-Bogacka M., Szczepańska K., Taşkın H., Tennakoon D.S., Thanakitpipattana D., Trovao J., Türkekul İ., van Iperen A.L., van ’t Hof P., Vasquez G., Visagie C.M., Wingfield B.D., Wong P.T.W., Yang W.X., Yarar M., Yarden O., Yilmaz N., Zhang N., Zhu Y.N., Groenewald J.Z. 2023. Fungal Planet description sheets: 1478–1549. Persoonia 50: 158–310. DOI

Khodosovtsev A., Darmostuk V., Kondratyuk S. 2023. Xanthoria tendraensis sp. nov. and Xanthorietum tendraensis ass. nova from the northern Black Sea coast (Ukraine). Folia Geobotanica in press. DOI

Darmostuk V., Fačkovcová Z., Breidy J., Dokmak H., van den Boom P.P.G., Guttová A. 2022. Solenopsora species (Leprocaulaceae) as hosts of lichenicolous fungi. Herzogia 35: 115–130. DOI

Darmostuk V., Khodosovtsev A.Ye., Kostikov I.Yu. 2022. First lichenicolous records of Chaetopyrena penicillata. Mycotaxon 137: 591–602. DOI

Darmostuk V., Sira O. 2022. New and remarkable records of lichenicolous fungi from Ternopil Oblast (Ukraine). II. Folia Cryptogamica Estonica 59: 43–51. DOI

Khodosovtsev A., Darmostuk V., Prylutskyi O., Kuzemko A. 2022. Silicicolous lichen communities of the Ukrainian Crystalline Shield. Applied Vegetation Science 25: e12699. DOI

Mishustin R.I., Darmostuk V.V., Khodosovtsev A.Ye. 2022. First overview of Laboulbeniomycetes (Ascomycota) of Ukraine with new records for the country. Czech Mycology 74: 123–139. DOI

Ravera S., Vizzini A., Puglisi M., Assini S., Benesperi R., Bianchi E., Boccardo F., Bottegoni F., von Brackel W., Clericuzio M., Darmostuk V., De Giuseppe A.B., Di Nuzzo L., Dovana F., Galli R., Gheza G., Giordani P., Guttová A., Isocrono D., Malíček J., Martellos S., Mayrhofer H., Nascimbene J., Nimis P.L., Paoli L., Passalacqua N.G., Prosser F., Puntillo D., Seggi L., Sicoli G., Timdal E., Trabucco R., Vallese C. 2022. Notulae to the Italian flora of algae, bryophytes, fungi and lichens: 13. Italian Botanist 13: 1–17. DOI

Darmostuk V.V., Khodosovtsev A.Ye., Gromakova A.B., Sira O.Ye, Davydov D.A., Gavrylenko L.M., Khodosovtseva Yu.A. 2021. Notes to lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in Ukraine II. Chornomorski Botanical Journal 17: 276–295. DOI

Gromakova A.B., Darmostuk V.V. 2021. Lichens and lichenicolous fungi of Beregove town (Zakarpattia region). Chornomorski Botanical Journal 17: 385–394. DOI