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Hygrocybe aphylla Læssøe & Boertm.
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- Scientific name
- Hygrocybe aphylla
- Author
- Læssøe & Boertm.
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Hygrophoraceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Thomas Læssøe
- Assessors
- Thomas Læssøe
- Contributors
- Anders Dahlberg, Thomas Læssøe
- Comments etc.
- Danny Newman
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
A unique species within Hygrocybe being without lamellae.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
A unique species from a threatened habitat on the eastern slopes of Ecuador. Known from a few mycelia within an area of about 300 x 300 m.
Could be considered on the D-criteria or C-criteria. A conspicuous fungus in a habitat that is declining.
Geographic range
The species has only been found in a very limited area on the eastern slopes east of Quito, Ecuador. The area is under heavy population pressure and also subject to natural disasters such as earthquakes
Population and Trends
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
Threats
Conservation Actions
Research needed
Use and Trade
Bibliography
Læssøe, T. & Boertmann, D. 2008. A new alamellate Hygrocybe species from Ecuador. Mycological Research 112: 1206-1209.
