- Proposed
- Under Assessment
- Preliminary Assessed
- DDAssessed
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Ixocomus australiuralensis Vassilkov
- Scientific name
- Ixocomus australiuralensis
- Author
- Vassilkov
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Suillaceae
- Assessment status
- Assessed
- Preliminary Category
- DD
- Proposed by
- Catia Canteiro
- Assessors
- Susana P. Cunha, Susana C. Gonçalves
- Comments etc.
- Catia Canteiro
- Reviewers
- Gregory Mueller
Assessment Notes
Justification
Ixocomus australiuralensis was described from Eastern European Russia in 1955, but has not been recorded since and there is no further documentation on it. It is likely that this species has been forgotten to science, and a taxonomic review is needed to confirm its placement in the genus Ixocomus. The species is assessed as Data Deficient (DD).
Taxonomic notes
Ixocomus australiuralensis is the only remaining species in the genus Ixocomus. Other species formally treated in the genus w have been transferred, mostly to the genus Suillus. (Species Fungorum, 2023)
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Geographic range
The species was described from Eastern European Russia (Species Fungorum, 2023).
Population and Trends
There are no records or documentation on this species other than its description in 1955, so it is not possible to estimate current population size or trends.
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
The description states that the specimen was found in open woods of Pinus sylvestris.
Threats
Conservation Actions
Research needed
Given that other species in the genus have been transferred to other genera, a review of I. australiuralensis’ taxonomic placement is recommended. Research into its ecology, distribution and population size is also needed.
Use and Trade
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Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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