Biology:Austroomphaliaster
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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.[1] This species lives on Patagonian oak trees, Dombey’s beech trees, and caves.[2] 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.[3] Prior to its rediscovery in 2023, the species was only documented in the wild once during the 1980s.
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References
- ↑ Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. 2008. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ↑ "A big break in the case of the lost Big Puma Fungus" (in en). http://www.rewild.org/news/a-big-break-in-the-case-of-the-lost-big-puma-fungus.
- ↑ "With the help of local mushroom enthusiasts, Fungi Foundation rediscovers species lost to science for 36 years" (in en). https://www.rewild.org/press/first-ever-lost-fungi-species-found.
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