- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Paraconiothyrium brasiliense Verkley
- Scientific name
- Paraconiothyrium brasiliense
- Author
- Verkley
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Cup-fungi, Truffles and Allies- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Dothideomycetes
- Order
- Pleosporales
- Family
- Montagnulaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Anthony Cavalcanti
- Comments etc.
- Anthony Cavalcanti, David Minter
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Paraconiothyrium brasiliense was first described from a fruit of Coffea arabica in Brazil. The species has conidiomata 0.5 to 2 mm diam and discrete or assembled conidiogenic cells, ellipsoid to short cylindrical conidia and rounded (Verkley et al. 2004).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
The species was firstly collected in Brazil in 2004, but there is still little data on its ecology. In Brazil, the area of occurrence is the Atlantic Forest, one of the main global biodiversity hotspots. I suggest inclusion of it in the Near Threatened category.
Geographic range
The species is known in 8 countries, but GBIF shows only five.
Population and Trends
Although it is not a rare species, it is not very common. Brazil has two occurrences of Paraconiothyrium brasiliense, in the states of Minas Gerais and Alagoas.
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
It occurs mainly in South Africa. In Brazil, the species is found in coffee plantations and in the Atlantic Forest.
Threats
In Brazil, the species is present in the Atlantic Forest, a biodiversity hotspot
Conservation Actions
Half of the occurrences 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
Paraconiothyrium brasiliense produced four new tricyclic sesquiterpenoids (Liu et al., 2010).
Bibliography
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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