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Genus: | Claustula K.M.Curtis (1926)
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Claustula fischeri K.M.Curtis (1926)
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Claustula is a fungal genus in the family Claustulaceae.[1] It is monotypic, containing the single species Claustula fischeri, described in 1926 and found in New Zealand and Tasmania.[2][3] In May 2016, it was one of two native New Zealand fungi was added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as endangered.[4][5]
References
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Curtis KM. (1926). "The morphology of Claustula fischeri gen. et sp.nov. A new genus of phalloid affinity". Annals of Botany. 40 (2): 471–7.
- ^ Mills AK, May TW, Fuhrer BA, Ratkowsky DA, Ratkowsky AV (1997). "Clastula: The forgotten phalloid". Mycologist. 11 (1): 31–5. doi:10.1016/S0269-915X(97)80067-5.
- ^ Buchanan, P. & May, T. (2015). Claustula fischeri. 2015. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 May 2016.
- ^ Chinn, Anna (7 May 2016). "Two native mushrooms now endangered". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 7 May 2016.