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Pseudotulasnella guatemalensis Lowy

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Scientific name
Pseudotulasnella guatemalensis
Author
Lowy
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Tulasnellaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2023-04-12
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/266016012/266018782

Justification

Pseudotulasnella guatemalensis is a resupinate species known exclusively from its type collection in 1963 in Guatemala. No further records have been made since and little information is available, so the species is assessed as Data Deficient (DD).

Taxonomic notes

This is the type and only species in the Pseudotulasnella genus, established based on morphological characteristics, namely of its basidia (Lowy 1964). No molecular data are available for this species.

Geographic range

This species is only known from Guatemala.

Population and Trends

Pseudotulasnella guatemalensis is only known from its original collection. Further records or targeted search attempts are needed to estimate the population size.

Population Trend: Unknown


Habitat and Ecology

This is a resupinate species, found growing on rotten frondose wood (Lowy 1964).

Threats

Threats to this species are unknown.

Conservation Actions

Targeted search efforts are needed to establish the population size, distribution limits and habitat preferences.

Source and Citation

Cunha, S.P. & Gonçalves, S.C. 2025. Pseudotulasnella guatemalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T266016012A266018782. Accessed on 22 November 2025.

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