Audet and B.S. Luther
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1102685
Element CodeNFRUS1G010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
IUCNNear threatened
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderRussulales
FamilyIncertae sedis (Order: Russulales)
GenusNeoalbatrellus
Concept ReferenceAudet, S., B.S. Luther. 2015. Neoalbatrellus subcaeruleoporus sp. nov. (Scutigeraceae) from western North America. Mycotaxon 130(4):1191-1202.
Taxonomic CommentsBased on morphological and molecular analyses, western North American material was described as Neoalbatrellus subcaeruleoporus (Audet and Luther 2015).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Biotics v1
Review Date2019-03-26
Change Date2019-03-26
Edition Date2019-03-26
Edition AuthorsTreher (2019)
Threat ImpactMedium
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank ReasonsNeoalbatrellus subcaeruleoporus is an ectomycorrhizal mushroom endemic to the Pacific Northwest and coastal California. There are around 30 known occurrences. Some occurrences are on protected lands. Those not on protected lands, are at risk from logging and stand replacing fires.
Range Extent CommentsNeoalbatrellus subcaeruleoporus is endemic to the Pacific Northwest including coastal and northwestern California, central and southwestern British Columbia in the Coastal Ranges, western Oregon, and northwestern and central Washington on the east slopes of the Cascades. The species is reported as far south as Sonoma County, California (Audet and Luther 2015; N. Siegel, pers. comm. 2019).
Occurrences CommentsThere are around 30 occurrences documented on Mycoportal (2019) and MushroomObserver.org (2019).
Threat Impact CommentsAt least 6-7 of approximately 28 occurrences are on protected land. If the unprotected sites are logged on a 40 year rotation, about 18% of sites would be impacted over a 10 year period and 75% over a 100 year period (C. Lawrence and L. Norvell, pers. comm., 2017). Stand replacing fires would also be a threat.