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Schenella pityophilus (Malençon & Riousset) Estrada & Lado

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Scientific name
Schenella pityophilus
Author
(Malençon & Riousset) Estrada & Lado
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Geastrales
Family
Geastraceae
Assessment status
Proposed
Proposed by
Mikael Jeppson
Comments etc.
Mikael Jeppson

Assessment Notes

Taxonomic notes

Schenella pityophila (Malençon & Riousset) Estrada & Lado [as ‘pityophilus’], Mycologia 97(1): 147 (2005)

Basionym: Pyrenogaster pityophilus Malençon & Riousset, Bull. trimest. Soc. mycol. Fr. 93(3): 310 (1977)


Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?

Easily identified species with a semihypogeous habit (and therefore potentially underrecorded).
Small known population (< 30 localities; AOO 84 km2)); estimated 200 localities; estimated number of mature individuals appr 2000.
No known threats and no data on population trends.
Suggested assessment: VU (D1)


Geographic range

Warm-temperate-Mediterranean: France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Sierra Leone, western USA, Mexico adn India Records from Mexico refer to eDNA.


Population and Trends

Rare species with <60 reords on GBIF.
Total number of known localities appr. 30
Estimated number of localities 100
Estimated number of mature individuals 2000

AOO: 84 km2

Insufficient data to establish population trends.

Population Trend: Uncertain


Habitat and Ecology

Saprotrophic, semi-hypogeous species in Mediterranean coastal sandy Pinus forests and mediterranean woodland with Quercus spp.


Threats

No immediate threats.


Conservation Actions

Known localities should be regularly monitored to evaluate population status.


Research needed


Use and Trade


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Country occurrence

Regional Population and Trends

Country Trend Redlisted