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Tumidapexus ravus D.A. Crawford

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Scientific name
Tumidapexus ravus
Author
D.A. Crawford
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Aphelariaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2023-04-24
IUCN Red List Category
DD
Assessors
Susana C. Gonçalves; Susana Cunha (RBG Kew and University of Coimbrta, Portugal)
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/265983523/266021621

Justification

Tumidapexus ravus was described from New Zealand in 1954, but no further records have been made since. There appears to have been no further research on this species. Therefore, T. ravus is assessed as Data Deficient (DD).

Taxonomic notes

This is the type and only species in the Tumidapexus genus, established in 1954 (Crawford 1954).

Geographic range

This species was described from New Zealand; from the side of a track leading to Butterfly Creek at Eastbourne, Wellington (Crawford 1954).

Population and Trends

There are no recent records or information on this species so it is not possible to estimate the population size.

Population Trend: Unknown


Habitat and Ecology

No information is available apart from it was collected from bare ground (Crawford 1954).

Threats

Threats are unknown.

Conservation Actions

A taxonomic review of this species is needed, along with search efforts to determine the current population size, habitat preferences and distribution.

Source and Citation

Cunha, S.P. & Gonçalves, S.C. 2025. Tumidapexus ravus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T265983523A266021621. Accessed on 20 November 2025.

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