Phallus glutinolens
Phallus glutinolens. Photo: L. Trierveiler-Pereira.
Phallus glutinolens is a gasteroid fungal species endemic to Brazil. The species is considered saprotrophic, and, therefore, it is found growing on wood debris and litter. P. glutinolens is considered rare, with eight records in six different localities so far, in Southern and Southeastern regions of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, within Dense Ombriphilous Forest areas. There are 400 estimated occurrence sites in total, that can hold up to 4800 mature individuals of the species. The species is threatened mainly by habitat area loss, caused by urbanization, industrialization and illegal timber. Based on its population and generation parameters (three generations length = 20 years), P. glutinolens is considered Vulnerable based on IUCN criteria C2a(ii).
P. glutinolens distribution map. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/209595336/209596709.
References
Trierveiler-Pereira, L., Vieira de Miranda, M., Hernandez Caffot, M.L., Baltazar, J.M., Martins da Cunha, K., Alves-Silva, G., Kossmann, T., Palacio, M. & Drechsler-Santos, E.R. 2022. Phallus glutinolens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T209595336A209596709. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T209595336A209596709.en. Accessed on 15 January 2023.
