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Fomitella supina (Sw.) Murrill
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- Scientific name
- Fomitella supina
- Author
- (Sw.) Murrill
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Polyporales
- Family
- Fomitopsidaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Danilo Chagas
- Contributors
- Eraswi Zasula
- Comments etc.
- Danilo Chagas, Virton Rodrigo Targino de Oliveira, Tatiana Gibertoni
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Fomitella supina has purplish brown to smoky grey pore surface, dark brown context and tube layer and small pores (Ryvarden 2015).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Geographic range
The species in known in 11 countries, mostly reported to Brazil and the USA.
Population and Trends
There are about 553 records of this species in GBIF, most of them in the Brazil and USA.
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
Tropical to subtropical species. In Brazil, the species is found in Atlantic Forest and Cerrado.
Threats
In Brazil, this species is not well distributed, registered only in two biomes, Atlantic Rain Forest and Cerrado, both hotspots.
Conservation Actions
Some records in Brazil are in unprotected areas.
Research needed
Other areas should be studied in order to assess the distribution of this species.
Use and Trade
None
