- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Aspidothelium cinerascens Vain.
- Scientific name
- Aspidothelium cinerascens
- Author
- Vain.
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Lichens- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Dothideomycetes
- Order
- Incertae sedis
- Family
- Aspidotheliaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Isaias de Oliveira Junior
- Comments etc.
- Isaias de Oliveira Junior
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
This species is known by its smooth thallus, perithecia with a white to pale grey disc expansion, and muriform ascospores.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
There are 32 records distributed in seven different countries, and in Brazil, this species is encountered only remnants of tropical rainforest that remains suffering deforestation, this species might be considered as Near Threatened.
Geographic range
This is species is known in 7 countries. In Brazil, seven occurrences to this species are known, located in the Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast of Brazil according to GBIF database.
Population and Trends
There are 32 records in GBIF database, distributed in Costa Rica (15 records), Brazil (7 records), Australia and Colombia (3 records each), and the other occurrences are distributed in small percentages.
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
This species is related to lowland and lower Montane, Tropical, and Coastal Rainforest. In Brazil, This species can be found at the Atlantic Rainforest.
Threats
In Brazil, this species can be founded in Atlantic Rainforest that is a biome that still suffers anthropic actions in special wildfire, natural and criminal caused, and area suppression.
Conservation Actions
In Brazil, the records are correlated to preserved areas, but unfortunately, those spaces still being affected by negatives influences. So, formal education to the population that lives near those areas and the park managers can start to change the situation.
Research needed
The certainty pattern distribution and abundance remain unknown, so actions that are orientated to taxonomy and exploration to new sites need to be stimulated until a better understanding of this species status.
