- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Gloeodontia discolor (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Boidin
- Scientific name
- Gloeodontia discolor
- Author
- (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Boidin
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Russulales
- Family
- Stereaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Renato Lúcio Alvarenga
- Comments etc.
- Renato Lúcio Alvarenga, Tatiana Gibertoni
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Gloeodontia discolor is characterised by ornamented, amyloid basidiospores, and differs from similar species due to a dimitic hyphal system with pale yellow to yellow skeletal hyphae.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Geographic range
The species in known in 6 countries. In Brazil, it is known in 10 of the 26 states.
Population and Trends
There are about 77 records of this species in GBIF, being 41 of them in Brazil.
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
Tropical and subtropical species. In Brazil, the species is found in Amazon Forest, Atlantic Forest, Cerrado and Caatinga.
Threats
In Brazil, this species is moslty recorded in the Atlantic Forest, a hotspot.
Conservation Actions
Most records are in protected areas, however few of them in Cerrado or Caatinga.
Research needed
The species even occurring in all biomes has a fragmented distribution. Studies about its population distribution are needed.
Use and Trade
None
Bibliography
Known distribution - countries
Regional Population and Trends
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