- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Nigrospora sphaerica (Sacc.) E.W. Mason
- Scientific name
- Nigrospora sphaerica
- Author
- (Sacc.) E.W. Mason
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Cup-fungi, Truffles and Allies- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Sordariomycetes
- Order
- Trichosphaeriales
- Family
- Incertae sedis
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Anthony Cavalcanti
- Comments etc.
- Anthony Cavalcanti
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Nigrospora sphaerica produces single-celled, black, spherical to subspherical conidia, carried in a hyaline vesicle at the tip of
each conidiophore (Alam et al., 2018).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Due to the several records worldwide, I suggest this species to be categorized as Least Concern.
Geographic range
It is a common species, with records in 23 countries.
Population and Trends
Nigrospora sphaerica has a wide distribution with about 77 records.
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
In Brazil, Nigrospora sphaerica is found as an endophyte of Atlantic Forest plants and a phytopathogen in some commercial crops.
Threats
It is a common species in several countries, presenting no apparent threats.
Conservation Actions
Many of the records in Brazil are in unprotected areas.
Research needed
Other biomes must be studied to assess the distribution of this species.
Use and Trade
The species shows good results in the production of vinblastine, an alkaloid with antitumor properties (Ayob et al., 2017).
Bibliography
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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