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  • 2Under Assessment
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Tulostoma eckbladii Jeppson, Altés, G. Moreno & E. Larss.

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Scientific name
Tulostoma eckbladii
Author
Jeppson, Altés, G. Moreno & E. Larss.
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Agaricaceae
Assessment status
Proposed
Proposed by
Mikael Jeppson
Comments etc.
Mikael Jeppson

Assessment Notes

Taxonomic notes


Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?

As it seems it is a species with an extreme northern distribution. It is known from two sites, both situated north of the Polar circle. Last seen in 1993. Potentially threatened by global warming. More data is needed.
Suggested as DD.


Geographic range

Northern Norway; known from two localities. It is the only Tulostoma species in hitherto met with north of the Polar circle.


Population and Trends

Known from two localities. Potentially overlooked and under-recorded. No recent records (1957 and 1993). The localities have been searched later but without sucess.

Population Trend:


Habitat and Ecology

Saproptrophic among mosses on calcareous boulders in the boreal-subarctic region.


Threats

Potentially threatened by global warming.


Conservation Actions

Dedicated search missions are needed to establish if it is still present in the area and to obtain more information about distriribution, population size and current status.


Research needed


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Country occurrence

Regional Population and Trends

Country Trend Redlisted