- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Arachnion lloydianum Demoulin
- Scientific name
- Arachnion lloydianum
- Author
- Demoulin
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Agaricaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Mikael Jeppson
- Comments etc.
- Mikael Jeppson
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Described by Demoulin (1972) to cover the European records previously attributed to the American species A. album.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Geographic range
Distribution more or less confined to the Mediterranean regions in southern Europe. Not known from other continents.
Population and Trends
Less than 25 records world wide originating from 7 localities (GBIF); no records since 2002 (Central Spain). Number of reproducing individuals is low (estimated to less than 100) but the species may have been overlooked in suitable habitats
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
Open sandy soil, along paths, under Cistus in Quercus suber plantation (Calonge 1998, Calonge & Demoulin 1975, Moyersoen & Demoulin 1996).
Threats
A small and fragmented population
Conservation Actions
The known localities should be revisited and a regularly monitored. Suitable Mediterranean , open sandy areas and thin woodlands should be subject of dedicated search abd re-discovery missions.
Research needed
Arachnion lloydianum should be characterized with DNA-sequence data. A global taxonomic review of the genus based on morphological and molecular data is urgent.
Use and Trade
None
Bibliography
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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