Nine New Calonarius Fungi Species from Xeric Oak Habitats in California

California's xeric oak habitats and nearby Pacific states are the focus of this taxonomic study. The dataset describes nine newly identified fungal species in the genus Calonarius, all associated with Quercus and sometimes Notholithocarpus densiflorus. It was authored by Dimitar Bojantchev and published on figshare in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Taxonomic classification of fungi based on species descriptions
• Studying fungal-host plant associations based on the described links to Quercus and Notholithocarpus densiflorus
• Analyzing fungal biodiversity in xeric habitats based on the described geographic and ecological focus

Strengths

• Describes nine new species with specific Latin names (e.g., Ca. ambrosius, Ca. polychromus)
• Focuses on a previously understudied habitat (xeric oak woodlands)
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The 807.0 KB size suggests a limited scope, likely focused on descriptive text

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Based on the authors' extensive field research into xeric oak habitats.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 16:17:24; freshness should be verified

Geography

California, USA, and adjacent Pacific states