- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Datronia mollis (Sommerf.) Donk
- Scientific name
- Datronia mollis
- Author
- (Sommerf.) Donk
- Common names
Common Mazegill
Parastā datronija- 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, Jan Merta, Inita Daniele
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Datronia mollis is phylogenetically close to D. stereoides, both species producing effused-reflexed basidiomata, dendrohyphidia, rarely to moderately branched skeletal hyphae in context. Species can differ by pore size and basidiospores. Datronita mollis has pores 1–3 per mm and basidiospores 10–12 × 3–4 µm, while D. stereoides has pores 4–7 per mm and basidiospores 9–11.5 × 3.7–4.6 µm (Li et al. 2014).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Geographic range
It is a common species, with records in 41 countries.
Population and Trends
There are more than 9,500 records of this species in several countries.
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
In Brazil the species is found in Amazonia, Atlantic Forest and Cerrado.
Threats
The species not 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.
Conservation Actions
Some of the 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 interest (Teplyakova et al. 2012).
