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Tofispora scaberula (Hjortstam & Ryvarden) Hjortstam & Ryvarden
- Scientific name
- Tofispora scaberula
- Author
- (Hjortstam & Ryvarden) Hjortstam & Ryvarden
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Cantharellales
- Family
- Ceratobasidiaceae
- Assessment status
- Published
- Assessment date
- 2025-01-26
- IUCN Red List Category
- LC
- Assessors
- Gregory Mueller (Chicago Botanic Garden / IUCN SSC Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball Specialist Group); Susana C. Gonçalves; Susana Cunha (RBG Kew and University of Coimbrta, Portugal)
- Reviewers
- Aida Vasco Palacios
Assessment Notes
Justification
Tofispora scaberula is a South American species. It has a relatively large distribution but is only known from only three collections made between 1978 and 1999. Without further search attempts it is difficult to confidently estimate its population size and trends. However, given the amount of potential habitat for this species within its range, its population size is probably too large to trigger a threat listing. Based on current information, it is assessed as Least Concern.Taxonomic notes
This species was originally described as Botryohypochnus scaberula and later transferred to Tofispora in 2007. In 1998, Peter Roberts transferred all known Tofispora species to Thanatephorus, and considered them to be synonymous. However, upon the establishment of Tofispora scaberula in 2007, Hjortstam and Ryvarden still applied the genus Tofispora for this group thereby leaving T. scaburela as the only remaining species in its genus.Geographic range
It is known from Colombia (Cundinamarcha) and Venezuela (Bolivar and Aragua) (Hjortstam and Ryvarden 2007).Population and Trends
Tofispora scaburela is only known from collections made in 1978, 1995 and 1999 in three sites in Colombia and Venezuela. The small number of records could suggest a small population size but this may also be caused by a difficulty in identification or confusion with other similar species as well as under-sampling, especially considering this is a resupinate fungus. Without further records it is, therefore, not possible to estimate population size.
Since this species is a saprotroph and found growing on hardwood and a dead polypore, it is difficult to establish any population declines. Given the amount of potential habitat for this species within its potential range, its population size is probably too large to trigger a threatened listing.
Population Trend: Unknown