Tag Archives: Pluteus

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 horridilamellus S. Ito & S. Imai

Hahajima Shed Fungus (Pluteus horridilamellus)  

The Hahajima Shed Fungus, which was described in 1940, is known only from one locality on the island of Hahajima 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