Thecotheus pelletieri. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Thecotheus pelletieri, which has been recorded on on dung of herbivorous mammals. Some information on its habitat, dispersal and transmission, and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (North America (Canada (Ontario, Quebec), Mexico, USA (Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin)), Central America (Costa Rica), South America (Argentina, Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), Colombia), Asia (China (Guangxi), India (Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Japan, Russia (Sakhalin Oblast), Taiwan, Turkey), Atlantic Ocean (Bermuda, Portugal (Azores), Spain (Canary Islands)), Australasia (Australia (New South Wales, Queensland)), Caribbean (Dominica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico), Europe (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (Leningrad Oblast, Moscow Oblast), Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK)). Cultures have been shown to produce cellulase and xylanase. No other evaluation has been made of any possible positive economic impact of this fungus (e.g. as a recycler, as a source of useful products, as a provider of checks and balances within its ecosystem, etc.). Also, no reports of negative economic impacts have been found.