- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Allantula diffusa Corner
- Scientific name
- Allantula diffusa
- Author
- Corner
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Pterulaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Maria Alice Neves
- Comments etc.
- Maria Alice Neves
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
The species is rare and was described by what today is a touristy place in Rio de Janeiro, the Corcovado mountain.
Geographic range
It is known from the coastal Atlantic Forest of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro.
Population and Trends
It is a small hard to find fungus which known occurrence is at the Atlantic Forest in Corcovado hill.
Population Trend: Decreasing
Habitat and Ecology
On decomposing wood near the soil of the forest.
Threats
Due to the intense tourism activity around the Corcovado hills the local where the species was collected is very anthropized and, therefore, threatened. Also, the Atlantic Forest is among one of the most threatened forests in the world and only ca. 12% of its original size is left (SOS Mata Atlântica).
Conservation Actions
The Tijuca Forest, where the Corcovado hill is located is a National Park. It is important that the maintenance and protection of the park continues to be inforced and conservation plans grow in the area.
Research needed
More collections and taxonomic studies on the group. The species belongs to a not very well known family that has not been studied in Brazil.
Use and Trade
Bibliography
- SOS Mata Atlântica, https://www.sosma.org.br/
- Floresta da Tijuca Ameaçada, O Globo, https://documentacao.socioambiental.org/noticias/anexo_noticia/17026_20101103_171550.pdf
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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