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Paxillogaster luteus E. Horak

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Scientific name
Paxillogaster luteus
Author
E. Horak
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Boletales
Family
Boletaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2023-04-10
IUCN Red List Category
DD
Assessors
Susana C. Gonçalves; Susana Cunha (RBG Kew and University of Coimbrta, Portugal)
Reviewers
Gregory Mueller (Chicago Botanic Garden / IUCN SSC Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball Specialist Group)

Assessment Notes

The content on this page is fetched from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/266000783/266020864

Justification

Paxillogaster luteus is only known from its description in 1966, from Patagonia. No further records are available and the species is assessed as Data Deficient (DD).

Taxonomic notes

This is the type and only species in the Paxillogaster genus.

Geographic range

It was described from Río Negro in Patagonia.

Population and Trends

Further records are needed to establish the population size.

Population Trend: Unknown


Habitat and Ecology

It was found on the ground, under Nothofagus dombeyi (Index Fungorum Partnership 2023).

Threats

Threats to this species are nknown.

Conservation Actions

A taxonomic review and more research into the distribution, population size and habitat preferences are needed.

Source and Citation

Cunha, S.P. & Gonçalves, S.C. 2025. Paxillogaster luteus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T266000783A266020864. Accessed on 20 November 2025.

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