Tag Archives: Pluteaceae

Pluteus daidoi S. Ito & S. Imai

Daido Shed Fungus (Pluteus daidoi)  

This species, described in 1940, is known only from one locality on Hahajima Island in the Ogasawara group, Japan.

The species is considered extinct. [1]

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References:  

[1] Kentaro Hosaka; Takahito Kobayashi; Michael A. Castellano; Takamichi Orihara: The status of voucher specimens of mushroom spwcies thought to be extinct from Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Ser. B 44(2): 53-66. 2018

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edited: 30.08.2020

Pluteus okabei S. Ito & S. Imai

Okabe’s Shed Fungus (Pluteus okabei)

This species was described in 1940; it is known only from a small area at Mt. Asahiyama on Chichijima Island in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan.

The species wasn’t found during recent field searches and is thought to be possibly extinct.

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References:

[1] Takahito Kobayashi: Type studies of the new species of Pluteus described by Seiya Ito and Sanshi Imai from Japan. Mycoscience 43: 411-415. 2002

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edited: 26.04.2022

Pluteus machidae S. Ito & S. Imai

Machida’s Shed Fungus (Pluteus machidae)

This species was described in 1940; it is known only from a small area on the island of Hahajima, where it was found growing on a dead trunk in the forest.

The species wasn’t found during recent fieldworks and is considered likely extinct.

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References:

[1] Takahito Kobayashi: Type studies of the new species of Pluteus described by Seiya Ito and Sanshi Imai from Japan. Mycoscience 43: 411-415. 2002

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edited: 26.04.2022