- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Perelegamyces parviechinulatus W.B. Kendr. & R.F. Castañeda
- Scientific name
- Perelegamyces parviechinulatus
- Author
- W.B. Kendr. & R.F. Castañeda
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Cup-fungi, Truffles and Allies- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Incertae sedis
- Order
- Incertae sedis
- Family
- Incertae sedis
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Marcela Barbosa
- Comments etc.
- Marcela Barbosa, Elaine Malosso, David Minter
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
This genus was defined with conidiophores brown, conidiogenous cells sympodial, with denticles, brown, conidial secession rhexolitic, conidia single, amero, dry, brown (Seifert et al., 2011).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
The species has little occurrence is considered accidental and can be influenced by specific conditions such as humidity, temperature, leaf decomposition time, nutrient availability, vegetation.
Geographic range
Central and South America
Population and Trends
Only one species has been described in this genus and data collected is as yet isufficient to determine any population trend.
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
Saprobic on decaying leaves
Threats
None
Conservation Actions
None
Research needed
Use and Trade
Ethyl acetate extracts of Perelegamyces parviechinulatus inhibited the settling of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Ruiz-Jiménez et al., 2017).
