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Cantharellus enelensis Voitk, Thorn, Lebeuf & J.I. Kim
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- Scientific name
- Cantharellus enelensis
- Author
- Voitk, Thorn, Lebeuf & J.I. Kim
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Cantharellales
- Family
- Hydnaceae
- Assessment status
- Published
- Assessment date
- 2021-03-19
- IUCN Red List Category
- LC
- Assessors
- Siegel, N.
- Reviewers
- Dahlberg, A.
Assessment Notes
The content on this page is fetched from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/198623007/198623906
Justification
Cantharellus enelensis is a recently described species from Newfoundland, Canada. The limited data available suggest that it is a common and widespread species in north-east North American conifer forests. Based on this, it is assessed as Least Concern (LC).Taxonomic notes
Cantharellus enelensis is a recently described member of the C. cibarius complex (Thorn et al. 2017). Members of the C. cibarius complex in eastern North America are highly variable in macro-morphological features, and with current knowledge most are not identifiable to species without careful microscopic examination or even a DNA sequence.Geographic range
The distribution of Cantharellus enelensis is poorly-known at this time. It was described from Newfoundland, Canada (Thorn et al. 2017). These authors state that sequenced collections from Michigan and Illinois, USA, match C. enelensis. It has also been reported from Quebec, Canada (MycoQuebec 2021). It appears likely that C. enelensis is a widespread species with conifers in north-east North America.Population and Trends
Cantharellus enelensis is a newly described species (Thorn et al. 2017), and is difficult to distinguish from other members of the C. cibarius complex without a genetic sequence. Because of this, population size remains poorly known. Thorn et al. (2017) state it is "by far the most common and abundant chanterelle in Newfoundland and Labrador". Based on limited data, it appears likely that C. enelensis is a common and widespread species with conifers in north-east North America, in a stable habitat.
Population Trend: stable