Assessment Notes

Justification

Stelligera membranacea is a clavarioid fungus found in Madagascar. Very little information on this species is available and no records of it can be found since its original description. More research and search efforts are needed before an accurate assessment of its conservation status can be made, so the species is assessed as Data Deficient (DD).

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Taxonomic notes

Stelligera membranacea is the only member of the Stelligera genus.

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Geographic range

This species has only been found on the eastern coast of Madagascar (Heim 1938), although the exact locality is uncertain.

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Population and Trends

Other than its description there are no records of this species. Not enough information is available to estimate its population size.

Population Trend: unknown

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Habitat and Ecology

This species was found in woods, in the eastern coast of Madagascar. This region is mostly composed of tropical/subtropical lowland or montane rainforests (Keith et al. 2013), but no specific information for the species is available.

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Threats

Without further information regarding the full distribution of this species, the threats it faces are unknown.

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Conservation Actions

Research is needed to understand the taxonomic placement of this species, its ecology, population size and distribution.

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Source and Citation

Gonçalves, S.C. & P. Cunha, S. 2023. Stelligera membranacea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T238746295A238802954. .Accessed on 3 January 2024

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