- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Dominikia bernensis Oehl, Palenz., Sánchez-Castro, N.M.F. Sousa & G.A. Silva
- Scientific name
- Dominikia bernensis
- Author
- Oehl, Palenz., Sánchez-Castro, N.M.F. Sousa & G.A. Silva
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Unknown- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Glomeromycota
- Class
- Glomeromycetes
- Order
- Glomerales
- Family
- Glomeraceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Lilian Araujo Rodrigues
- Comments etc.
- Lilian Araujo Rodrigues
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Differs from Dominikia aurea by a) smaller spores, b) thinner walls, c) less pronounced wall thickenings within the spores’ subtending hyphae (SH), and d) shorter pore channels in SH at the spore bases (Oehl et al. 2014).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Because it is a recently described species, we suggest this species to be categorized as insufficient data (DD).
Geographic range
The species is known in two countries.
Population and Trends
Records are found in Brazil and Switzerland.
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
In Brazil the species is found in the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado.
Threats
Conservation Actions
Most records are in area with native vegetation of Brazil. The isolation of this fungus in controlled condition represents an advance for the conservation of this species.
Research needed
Other areas should be studied in order to assess the distribution of this species.
Use and Trade
None.
Bibliography
Oehl, F., Sanchez-Castro, I., de Sousa, N. M. F., Silva, G., & Palenzuela, J. (2015). Dominikia bernensis, a new arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus from a Swiss no-till farming site, and D. aurea, D. compressa and D. indica, three new combinations in Dominikia. Nova Hedwigia, 101(1/2), 65-76.
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
| Country | Trend | Redlisted |
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