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Craterellus elegans Rick

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Scientific name
Craterellus elegans
Author
Rick
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Cantharellaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2024-08-08
IUCN Red List Category
DD
Assessors
Kelmer Martins da Cunha; Aida Vasco Palacios
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/265907520/266250203

Justification

This species is only known from its type description, which lacks information on locality, habitat, etc. It is therefore assessed as Data Deficient.

Geographic range

This species is only known from the type record, but the locality of collection was not included in the description. It has been suggested to potentially be from Brazil, but this is speculation based on the species having been published by Rick.

Population and Trends

There is no information on this species' population size or trend.

Population Trend: Unknown


Habitat and Ecology

There is no information on this species' habitats or ecology, as the locality of collection is unknown.

Threats

There is no information on this species' threats, as the locality of collection is unknown.

Conservation Actions

Basic data are required before it is possible to suggest any conservation actions.

Source and Citation

da Cunha, K.M. & Vasco Palacios, A.M. 2025. Craterellus elegans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T265907520A266250203. Accessed on 23 November 2025.

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