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Odontiochaete alba Rick

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Scientific name
Odontiochaete alba
Author
Rick
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Incertae sedis
Assessment status
Under Assessment
Proposed by
Catia Canteiro
Assessors
Catia Canteiro, Susana P. Cunha

Assessment Notes

Justification

Odontiochaete alba is only known from its description in 1940 for Brazil. There are no more records or information available for this species so it is assessed as Data Deficient (DD).


Taxonomic notes

O. alba is the type species in the monotypic genus Odontiochaete, established in 1940 based on its morphological characteristics (Rick, 1940).


Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?


Geographic range

Known from Brazil.


Population and Trends

Further records are needed to estimate population size.

Population Trend: Uncertain


Habitat and Ecology

Found growing on rotting wood (Rick, 1940).


Threats

Unknown.


Conservation Actions


Research needed

Taxonomic review and more research into the distribution, population size and ecology for this species are needed.

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Country occurrence

Regional Population and Trends

Country Trend Redlisted