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Bovista pusilliformis (Kreisel) Kreisel
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- Scientific name
- Bovista pusilliformis
- Author
- (Kreisel) Kreisel
- 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
Species described from Germany by Kreisel (1962) as Lycoperdon pusilliforme. It belongs to the unresolved species complex around Bovista aestivalis. Sequence from holotype: KX998899. Considered synonymous with B. asetivalis by Jeppson (2001).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Due to its ambiguous taxonomic status it cannot currently be evaluated.
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Geographic range
Germany (type locality); Swedish records in GBIF belong to B. aestivalis. All records are ambigous due to a convoluted taxonomy.
Population and Trends
No data
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
Nemoral woodland (type)
Threats
Conservation Actions
Research needed
The Bovista aestivalis-complex to which B. pusilliformis belongs is in need of a taxonomic revision. Jeppson (2001) considered B. pusilliformis a later synonym of B. aestivalis.
Use and Trade
Bibliography
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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