Granulobasidium vellereum
Local name: almkrämskinn
Granulobasidium vellereum is a species of fungus in the family Cyphellaceae. A plant pathogen associated with white rot of angiospermous logs, slash, and living trees, it has been found in Sweden and Denmark, and in North America.
30
Countries
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Cyphellaceae
Genus
Granulobasidium
Granulobasidium vellereum belongs to the family Cyphellaceae, order Agaricales, within the Agaricomycetes class.
Species Profile
Granulobasidium vellereum is a species of fungus in the family Cyphellaceae. A plant pathogen associated with white rot of angiospermous logs, slash, and living trees, it has been found in Sweden and Denmark, and in North America. Originally described as Corticium vellereum in 1885, it was transferred to the genus Granulobasidium by Walter Jülich in 1979.
Granulobasidium vellereum faces significant threats from habitat degradation and loss of suitable substrate trees due to deforestation and forest fragmentation. Climate change may also be altering the moisture and temperature conditions this fungal species requires for successful reproduction and survival.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
This fungal species typically inhabits temperate and boreal forests, growing as a wood-decomposing organism on dead and decaying hardwood trees, particularly in moist forest environments with stable humidity levels.
Threats
Deforestation and habitat loss
Forest fragmentation
Climate change impacts on microhabitat conditions
Loss of host tree species
Air pollution affecting fungal growth
Found in 30 Countries
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Granulobasidium vellereum (Granulobasidium vellereum). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/almkramskinn