- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Perichaena chrysosperma (Curr.) Lister
- Scientific name
- Perichaena chrysosperma
- Author
- (Curr.) Lister
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Chytrid, Zygomycete, Downy Mildew and Slime Mould- Kingdom
- Protozoa
- Phylum
- Amoebozoa
- Class
- Myxogastrea
- Order
- Trichiida
- Family
- Trichiaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Jaíne Parentes
- Comments etc.
- Jaíne Parentes
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Perichaena chrysosperma is easily recognized by its horseshoe or ring-shaped plasmodiocarp.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Although to be a well distributed species, in Brazil this species need attention because many records are from endangered biomes. Thus, I suggest this species to be categorized in Least Concern
Geographic range
Perichaena chrysosperma is recorded in 75 countries. Brazil has 115 records shown in GBIF, added to that, there is 1 record from Alagoas state (unpublished) resulting 116 records, thus it is known in 9 of the 26 states.
Population and Trends
There are 2907 records in 75 countries,115 records are from Brazil.
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
In Brazil occur in pre-Amazonian forest environments, lowland dense ombrophilous forests, semi-deciduous seasonal forests, restinga forests, caatinga and rupestrian field, in northeast region can be found in natural environments as well as in urban parks, backyards and home gardens, sporulating in almost all months of the year, but reaching its peak in the rainy season. It is mostly lignicolous, however, it occupies other microhabitats as well, developing on the cortex of living trees, on ground litter and on succulent and plant inflorescences (Cavalcanti et al., 2016)
Threats
In Brazil, besides occuring in Atlantic and Amazon forest, which has the highest rates of deforestation, many records are from human observation and occurr in unprotected areas.
Conservation Actions
Many records are in unprotected areas in Brazil.
Research needed
More researches in Brazil are necessary mostly in north and central west, concerning field collection and moist chamber techniques using various types of substrate.
Use and Trade
None
