Scientific name

Meliola behniae Syd. [IndexFungorum. Petrak's Lists 3: 202]

Synonyms

None noted.

Vernacular names

None known.

Taxonomic position

Meliolaceae, Meliolales, Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota, Fungi.

Red List assessment

Data Deficient [probably Least Concern] [IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. Level: global].

Rationale

This evaluation is based on 49 records [breakdown: Cybernome (1 record); IndexFungorum (1 record); other catalogues (1 record)]. There are 16 records with dates, the earliest 1911 (the species was first described in 1928), the most recent 1963. Of dated records, 6% are post 1960. This species is recorded from 2 countries distributed through 2 continents and regions. This fungus is known to occur in association with 5 other species belonging in 5 genera. This species is widely distributed and associated with more than one other genus. An appreciable proportion of the dated records were made after 1960, suggesting that this species will probably eventually be evaluated as 'Least Concern'.

Reasons for change from previous assessment

None: not previously assessed.

Date of assessment

29 November 2025.

Name/s of the assessor/s

D.W. Minter

Text documentation

Taxonomy. No comment. Geographical distribution. South Africa (former Transvaal, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo); Venezuela. IUCN area statistics [km²] AOO EOO Pre-1961 32 4,726,976 1961-2000 4 insufficient data Post-2000 0 0 Associated organisms and substrata [IUCN Red List status, if known]. Fungi (part): Spegazzinia meliolae Zimm.; Trichothyrium dubiosum (Bomm. & Rouss.) Theiss. Plantae (part): Behnia reticulata F. Didrichs (leaf). Habitat and ecology. Threats. Climate change. Not known. Habitat destruction. Not known. Persecution. Not known. Pollution. Not known. Population. Not known. With no direct information, observation frequency over time, if available, can be considered as a proxy to infer current population trend; for species associated with trees, loss of woodland cover over time is another possible proxy. Observation frequency over time. The species was first described in 1928. There are 16 datable records of this species. The earliest is 1911 and the most recent is 1963. The profile of dated records is: pre-1961 (15); 1961-2000 (1); post-2000 (0). Observations have declined sharply. Current trend (inferred). Long-term steep decline. The small number of datable records makes this inference very uncertain. Conservation actions (in situ). None known. Protected: reserve. Conservation actions (ex situ). Culture collections. Straininfo: check current status. Genome banks. European Nucleotide Archive: check current status; NCBI: check current status. Economic impacts (positive). Bioremediation. None known. Biotechnology. None known. Cultural. None known. Ecosystem services. None known. Feed (animals). None known. Food (human). None known. Medical/veterinary. None known. Economic impacts (negative). Biodeterioration. None known. Disease. None known. Invasiveness. None known.