- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Didymium verrucisporum A.L. Welden
- Scientific name
- Didymium verrucisporum
- Author
- A.L. Welden
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Chytrid, Zygomycete, Downy Mildew and Slime Mould- Kingdom
- Protozoa
- Phylum
- Amoebozoa
- Class
- Myxogastrea
- Order
- Physarida
- Family
- Didymiaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Jaíne Parentes
- Comments etc.
- Jaíne Parentes
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Didymium verrucisporum or “verrucosporum” is closely related to D. nigripis and D. iridis, its differs from the closely warted spores, darker stipe and darker capillitium.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
This species is not very common to be collected in Brazil, thus its need attention due to most of records are from endangered biomes.
Geographic range
Didymium verrucisporum is known in 27 countries. In Brazil, it is known in 7 of 26 states (SP, MT, PR, BA, PB, PE, AL).
Population and Trends
There are about 241 records among 27 countries.
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
In Brazil this species is found on dead leaves of Bromeliaceae in dense ombrophilous forest, palm leaves and dead leaves. It is found in Pampa biome and Atlantic Forest.
Threats
The collections from Brazil are from threatened Biomes.
Conservation Actions
In Brazil, some records are from unprotected areas.
Research needed
In Brazil are necessary field collections in others states and moist chamber cultives with others substrates in order to know the distribution of this species.
Use and Trade
None.
Bibliography
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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