Austroomphaliaster
| Austroomphaliaster | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus: | Austroomphaliaster Garrido (1998)[1] |
| Type species | |
| Austroomphaliaster nahuelbutensis Garrido (1998) | |
Austroomphaliaster is a fungal genus in the family Tricholomataceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Austroomphaliaster nahuelbutensis, also known as the big puma fungus, the species is found in temperate South America.[2] This species lives on Patagonian oak trees, Dombey’s beech trees, and caves.[3] In May 2023, specimens of the formerly lost fungus were found in caves of the Nahuelbuta Mountains in Chile in an expedition by Fungi Foundation and Fundación Nahuelbuta under Re: Wild's search for lost species initiative.[4] Prior to its rediscovery in 2023, the species was only documented in the wild once during the 1980s.
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References
[edit]- ↑ Garrido N. (1988). "Agaricales s.l. und ihre Mykorrhizen in den Nothofagus-Wäldern Mittelchiles". Bibliotheca Mycologica (in German). 120. Berlin: J. Cramer: 199. ISBN 978-3-443-59021-5.
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ↑ "A big break in the case of the lost Big Puma Fungus". www.rewild.org. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ↑ "With the help of local mushroom enthusiasts, Fungi Foundation rediscovers species lost to science for 36 years". www.rewild.org. Retrieved 2025-04-10.