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Pyrofomes lateritius (Cooke) Ryvarden
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- Scientific name
- Pyrofomes lateritius
- Author
- (Cooke) Ryvarden
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Polyporales
- Family
- Polyporaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Virton Rodrigo Targino de Oliveira
- Comments etc.
- Virton Rodrigo Targino de Oliveira, Tatiana Gibertoni
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Pyrofomes perlevis is an almost identical species, differing by having larger pores (2-3 per mm) (Costa-Rezende et al. 2015).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Geographic range
The species in known in 5 countries, with most reports in Brazil.
Population and Trends
There are about 36 records of this species in GBIF, and 31 of them in Brazil. This species it is not very common.
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
In Brazil the species is found in Amazonia, Atlantic Forest and Cerrado.
Threats
In Brazil the Amazon has currently the highest rates of deforestation in the last decades and the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado are already hotspots.
Conservation Actions
Some records in Brazil can be in unprotected areas.
Research needed
Other areas should be studied in order to assess the distribution of this species.
Use and Trade
None.
