- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Trametes modesta (Kunze ex Fr.) Ryvarden
- Scientific name
- Trametes modesta
- Author
- (Kunze ex Fr.) 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.
- Tatiana Gibertoni, Virton Rodrigo Targino de Oliveira
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
The species may be confused with T. supermodesta, but is distinguished by the smaller pores (6–10 per mm) and basidiospores (4−6 × 1.5−2 μm) (Gomes-Silva et al. 2010).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Geographic range
The species in known in 38 countries. About half of the records are in Brazil.
Population and Trends
There are about 900 records of this species in GBIF, about half of them in Brazil.
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
In Brazil, the species is found in Amazonia, Atlantic Forest, Cerrado and Caatinga.
Threats
The species is well distributed in Brazil. However, the Amazon has currently the highest rates of deforestation in the last decades and the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado are already hotspots, and Caatinga is threatened by desertification.
Conservation Actions
Some records in Brazil are in unprotected areas.
Research needed
Other areas should be studied in order to assess the distribution of this species.
Use and Trade
The species has biotechnological importance (Nyanhongo et al., 2002).
Bibliography
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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