Scleroderma bermudense
| Scleroderma bermudense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Sclerodermataceae |
| Genus: | Scleroderma |
| Species: | S. bermudense
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| Binomial name | |
| Scleroderma bermudense Coker (1939)
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Scleroderma bermudense is a species of Basidiomycete fungi in the family Sclerodermataceae.[1] The species was first described by American botanist and mycologist, William Chambers Coker, in 1939.
Range[edit]
The species is indigenous to Bermuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; the US state of Florida;[2] and the Mexican states of Guerrero, Acapulco, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, and Yucatan.[3] It has been introduced accidentally along with its host tree in various tropical regions, including French Guiana, Senegal, and Réunion. [4]
Habitat[edit]
Scleroderma bermudense is limited to the dune ecosystem of sandy beaches beneath its mycorrhizal host.[2]
Ecology[edit]
Scleroderma bermudense is a mycorrhizal fungus associated with the seagrape Coccoloba uvifera.[4] It has been found to alleviate salt uptake in seagrape seedlings,[5] thus facilitating the tree's ability to live on coastal beaches.
Etymology[edit]
The genus name comes from Greek sclero, meaning hard, and derma, meaning skin, and is the same as the name of a skin disease also characterized by hardened skin. The specific epithet bermudense refers to the type locality, Bermuda. This species does not have a common name in English.
Taxonomy[edit]
This species has previously been considered a synonym of Scleroderma stellatum, found in Brazil, but S. stellatum differs in having an echinulated peridium, which S. bermudensis lacks.[3]
Conservation Status[edit]
Scleroderma bermudense has been proposed for Endangered status under criteria A3c because its habitat is subject to sea level rise.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Scleroderma bermudense". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ a b c "Scleroderma bermudense Coker". International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ a b Guzmán, Gastón; Cortés-Pérez, Alonso; Guzmán-Dávalos, Laura; Ramírez-Guillén, Florencia; Sánchez-Jácome, María del Refugio (2013). "An emendation of Scleroderma, new records, and review of the known species in Mexico". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. 84: S173–S191. doi:10.7550/rmb.31979.
- ^ a b Séne, Seynabou; Selosse, Marc-André; Forget, Mathieu; Lambourdière, Josie; Cissé, Khoudia; Diédhiou, Abdala Gamby; Rivera-Ocasio, Elsie; Kodja, Hippolyte; Kameyama, Norikazu; Nara, Kazuhide; Vincenot, Lucie; Mansot, Jean-Louis; Weber, Jean; Roy, Mélanie; Sylla, Samba Ndao; Bâ, Amadou (2018). "A pantropically introduced tree is followed by specific ectomycorrhizal symbionts due to pseudo-vertical transmission". The ISME Journal. 12 (7): 1806–1816. doi:10.1038/s41396-018-0088-y. PMC 6018775. PMID 29535364. S2CID 256551273.
- ^ Bandou, E.; Lebailly, F.; Muller, F.; Dulormne, M.; Toribio, A.; Chabrol, J.; Courtecuisse, R.; Plenchette, C.; Prin, Y.; Duponnois, R.; Thiao, M.; Sylla, S.; Dreyfus, B.; Bâ, A. M. (2006). "The ectomycorrhizal fungus Scleroderma bermudense alleviates salt stress in seagrape (Coccoloba uvifera L.) seedlings". Mycorrhiza. 16 (8): 559–565. doi:10.1007/s00572-006-0073-6. PMID 17033816. S2CID 26164752. Retrieved 2023-02-15.