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Cortinarius magellanicus Speg.

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Scientific name
Cortinarius magellanicus
Author
Speg.
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Cortinariaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2020-04-03
IUCN Red List Category
LC
Assessors
Furci, G., Kuhar, F., Pfister, D., Sandoval-Leiva, P., Smith, M. & Truong, C.
Reviewers
Mueller, G.M.

Assessment Notes

The content on this page is fetched from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172734469/172861102

Justification

This species is found over a very broad area, and is common with multiple species of Nothofagaceae host trees. It is assessed as Least Concern.

Taxonomic notes

This individuals with this binomial are reported from South America and Australasia. However, individuals from New Zealand appear to not represent the same species as the type from South America (Peintner et al. 2004) and so only the South American individuals are assessed here.

Geographic range

This species is found over a very broad area in Patagonia, common with multiple species of Nothofagaceae host trees.

Population and Trends

This species is abundant with multiple species of Nothofagaceae host trees.

Population Trend: stable

Habitat and Ecology

It is common with multiple species of Nothofagaceae host trees.

Threats

This species is not thought to be under significant threat.

Conservation Actions

No specific conservation actions are thought to be required. Further research into the relationship with individuals given this binomial in Australasia would be beneficial.

Source and Citation

Furci, G., Kuhar, F., Pfister, D., Sandoval-Leiva, P., Smith, M. & Truong, C. 2020. Cortinarius magellanicus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T172734469A172861102. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T172734469A172861102.en .Accessed on 3 February 2025

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