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Craterellus marasmioides Berk. & M.A. Curtis

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Scientific name
Craterellus marasmioides
Author
Berk. & M.A. Curtis
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Cantharellaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2020-11-10
IUCN Red List Category
DD
Assessors
James Westrip (IUCN Red List Unit); Adam Liddle
Reviewers
Gregory Mueller (Chicago Botanic Garden / IUCN SSC Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball Specialist Group)

Assessment Notes

The content on this page is fetched from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/269704677/269704679

Justification

Information regarding the distribution of any remaining wild population of this species appears to be lacking. Further research is needed in order to determine whether any individuals of this species exist in the wild, the habitat preferences of this species, and to what extent it may be threatened where it may occur. Until further research yields such information, this species is listed as Data Deficient.

Taxonomic notes

There are taxonomic questions to be asked about this species as in the type description it is compared to the slime mould genus Didymium (see Berkeley and Curtis 1869).

Geographic range

The type of this species was collected in Cuba, with no specific locality noted (see Berkeley and Curtis 1869). Burt (1924) does not include any additional records, and there appear to have been no subsequent collections either.

Population and Trends

There are no quantitative data regarding the overall population size and trend.

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology

The type description of this species was noting as growing solitarily or in small clumps on dead ferns (with a labelled substratum of "on stumps"; see Burt 1924), although the species upon which this fungus was growing is unknown (Berkeley and Curtis 1869).

Threats

Without further information regarding the collecting locality, and full distribution of the species, it is not possible to ascertain the threats it may be facing.

Conservation Actions

Specific geographic information is unknown and is likely to remain as such without further research. No conservation action can therefore be recommended at this time. Further research into this species’ locality, habitat preferences (specifically which species it associates with), and whether it is threatened across its native range is required in order to accurately classify this species.

Source and Citation

Westrip, J.R.S. & Liddle, T.A. 2025. Craterellus marasmioides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T269704677A269704679. Accessed on 23 November 2025.

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