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Singeromyces ferrugineus M.M. Moser

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Scientific name
Singeromyces ferrugineus
Author
M.M. Moser
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Boletales
Family
Boletaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2023-04-12
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/266000837/266019449

Justification

Singeromyces ferrugineus is a hypogeous species described from Argentina in 1966. No further records or information are available so it is assessed as Data Deficient (DD).

Taxonomic notes

This is the only species in the Singeromyces genus (Species Fungorum 2023).

Geographic range

It was described from Argentina.

Population and Trends

Further records are needed to estimate the population size.

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology

Singeromyces ferrugineus is a gasteroid, hypogeal species, possibly ectomycorrhizal, found growing under Nothofagus pumilio (Watling 2008, Species Fungorum 2023).

Threats

Threats to this species are unknown.

Conservation Actions

Targeted search efforts are needed to establish the population size, distribution limits and habitat preferences, as well as a taxonomic review to confirm placement in a monotypic genus.

Source and Citation

Cunha, S.P. & Gonçalves, S.C. 2025. Singeromyces ferrugineus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T266000837A266019449. Accessed on 22 November 2025.

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