Occurrence record: MEL 2579079A

Preserved specimen of Clavaria zollingeri Lév. recorded on 2025-07-28

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Dataset

Data partner	Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource	National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
Institution code	Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Supplied institution code "MEL"
Collection	National Herbarium of Victoria Supplied collection code "MEL"
Catalog number	MEL 2579079A
Occurrence ID	4dd3f8dc-14a8-403c-b8e7-0ecceb0288fe
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations	Packet
Collector	Saunders, M.L.
Record number	50
Associated Occurrence Status	Asserted duplicates
Associated occurrences	The occurrence is associated with a representative record. For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License	CC-BY 4.0 (Int) Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Rights holder	Royal Botanic Gardens Board
Institution ID	https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/institution/70fbf720-63a3-4e3c-b844-ee96091880e0
Type	PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence	PRESENT Supplied as present
Field notes	Coralloid basidiocarps to 75 mm tall, 4-5 mm in diamter at widest point. Brnaching frequently, particularly towards the distal ends, tips rounded or irregular, colour lilac or pale amethyst purple, yellowing towards the base. Context brittle.
Collection	https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/collection/7777d910-553a-45ac-b0e5-635261c1e992
Associated records	ASSOCIATED
Identification ID	e729e2cb-31b0-4ed2-b8b7-9495fe65f7ce

Event

Event ID	b4f2bfb0-8ae2-4637-b7ed-83c9e461d809
Occurrence date	2025-07-28 Supplied as year:2025 month:7 day:28
End day of year	209
Date precision	DAY
Start day of year	209

Taxonomy

Higher classification	Eukarya \| Fungi \| Dikarya \| Basidiomycota \| Agaricomycotina \| Agaricomycetes \| Agaricomycetidae \| Agaricales \| Clavariaceae \| Clavaria
Scientific name	Clavaria zollingeri
Identified to rank	species
Kingdom	Fungi
Phylum	Basidiomycota
Class	Agaricomycetes
Order	Agaricales
Family	Clavariaceae
Genus	Clavaria
Species	Clavaria zollingeri
Name match metric	exactMatch
Scientific name authorship	Lév. Supplied as Lev.
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code	ICN

Geospatial

Country	Australia
State or Territory	New South Wales
Locality	Mermaids Cave Reserve, approximately 2.25 km along Megalong Valley Road from the junction with Shipley Road, c. 80 m upslope from road. Blackheath/Megalong Valley.
Habitat	Supplied as "Warm temperate gallery rainforest dominated by Ceratopetalum apetalum with Callicoma serratifolia, Doryphora sassfras, Cyathea australis, and understorey of various ferns."
Latitude	-33.65986 Supplied as: "-33.6598600000"
Longitude	150.27153 Supplied as: "150.2715300000"
Datum	EPSG:4326 Supplied datum: "epsg:4326"
Verbatim locality	Mermaids Cave Reserve, approximately 2.25 km along Megalong Valley Road from the junction with Shipley Road, c. 80 m upslope from road. Blackheath/Megalong Valley.
Field notes	Coralloid basidiocarps to 75 mm tall, 4-5 mm in diamter at widest point. Brnaching frequently, particularly towards the distal ends, tips rounded or irregular, colour lilac or pale amethyst purple, yellowing towards the base. Context brittle.
Coordinate precision	Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres)	50.0
Georeference protocol	GPS
Terrestrial	true
Verbatim latitude	33.65986 S
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Continent	Oceania
Marine	false
Country Code	AU
Verbatim longitude	150.27153 E
Verbatim SRS	epsg:4326
Location ID	551bc222-8057-4605-bae1-e6ede6e95d70

Additional properties

material entity id	4dd3f8dc-14a8-403c-b8e7-0ecceb0288fe

User flagged issues

Data quality tests

Test name	Result
CONTINENT_COORDINATE_MISMATCH	Warning
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Ambiguous collection	Passed
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Coordinates centre of country	Passed
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Coordinate invalid	Passed
Coordinates are out of range for species	Passed
Coordinates converted to WGS84	Passed
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Different owner institution	Passed
First of the century	Passed
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Name not supplied	Passed
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Occurrence status inferred from individual count	Passed
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Taxon homonym	Passed
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TAXON_MATCH_NAME_AND_ID_AMBIGUOUS	Passed
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TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_IGNORED	Passed
Taxon misapplied	Passed
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Taxon parent child synonym	Passed
Taxon question species	Passed
Resource taxonomic scope mismatch	Passed
Taxon species plural	Passed
Coordinate precision and uncertainty transposed	Passed
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Kingdom not recognised	Passed
Unrecognized collection code	Passed
Unrecognized institution code	Passed
Supplied coordinates are zero	Passed
Biosecurity issue	Passed
Suspected outlier	Passed
Geospatial issue	Passed
Habitat incorrect for species	Passed
Taxon misidentified	Passed
Taxonomic issue	Passed
Temporal issue	Passed
Other issue	Passed
Duplicate record	Passed
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Coordinate precision invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
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TAXON_MATCH_SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
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Inferred associated occurrence details

This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-dataquality/wiki/INFERRED_DUPLICATE_RECORD

Representative Record
Record UUID	07ee08c9-a520-4932-941c-983647c9ab23
Data Resource
Raw Scientific Name	Clavaria zollingeri
Coordinates	-33.659735,150.272003
Related records
Record UUID	1ca34263-4aab-4efa-885b-5f2992048f8a
Data Resource
Raw Scientific Name	Clavaria zollingeri
Coordinates	-33.659866,150.271536
Record UUID	7c5607e6-c534-4dce-8290-22af82760674
Data Resource	National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
Raw Scientific Name	Clavaria zollingeri
Coordinates	-33.65986,150.27153

Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
GER National Corridor	GER National Corridor
Great Eastern Ranges Initiative	GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions)	Sydney Basin
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon)	Wollemi
NRM Regions 2010	Hawkesbury-Nepean
NRM Regions 2017	Greater Sydney
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023	Greater Sydney
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	Greater Sydney
Biodiversity
IBRA 6 Regions	Sydney Basin
IBRA 7 Regions	Sydney Basin
IBRA 7 Subregions	Wollemi
Hydrology
Australian Drainage Divisions 2021	South East Coast (NSW)
Drainage Divisions Level 1	South East Coast (NSW)
Drainage Divisions Level 2	HAWKESBURY RIVER
Indigenous
Indigenous Areas 2021	Blue Mountains
Indigenous Land Use Agreements	Gundungurra Area Agreement
Indigenous Locations 2021	Blue Mountains - Surrounds
Indigenous Regions 2021	Sydney - Wollongong
RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024	New South Wales
Marine
States including coastal waters	New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
Political
ASGS Australian States and Territories	New South Wales
Australian States and Territories	New South Wales
Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021	Macquarie
Electorates March 2025	Macquarie
Local Government Areas 2011	Blue Mountains (C)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Blue Mountains
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	BLUE MOUNTAINS CITY COUNCIL
NSW Local Land Services Regions	Greater Sydney
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	27
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	1817
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	GREATER SYDNEY
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	BLACKHEATH - MEGALONG VALLEY
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	BLUE MOUNTAINS
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	SYDNEY - OUTER WEST AND BLUE MOUNTAINS
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	MACQUARIE
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	BLUE MOUNTAINS
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	BLUE MOUNTAINS - SURROUNDS
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	SYDNEY - WOLLONGONG
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Inner Regional Australia
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
PSMA States (2016)	NEW SOUTH WALES
State Electoral Divisions 2022	Blue Mountains
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Social
Australia 2021	Australia
Destination Zones 2021	Blackheath - Megalong Valley
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021	Greater Sydney
Local Government Areas 2023	Blue Mountains
Postal Areas 2021	2785
Remoteness Areas 2021	Inner Regional Australia
States and Territories 2021	New South Wales
Statistical Areas Level 1	12401144911
Statistical Areas Level 2	Blackheath - Megalong Valley
Statistical Areas Level 3	Blue Mountains
Statistical Areas Level 4	Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
Tourism Regions 2021	Blue Mountains
Vegetation
Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0	Non-Indigenous, Native forest
Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0	Eucalypt Medium Woodland
Forests of Australia 2018B	Rainforest
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups	Rainforests and Vine Thickets
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups	Warm Temperate Rainforest
Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0	Private Freehold
Vegetation types - native	Eucalypt open forests
Vegetation types - present	Eucalyptus open forest

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	50968.0 frequency
Species Richness	3799.0 frequency
Climate
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	1134.0 mm
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	204.0 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	13.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	198.0 mm
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	31.0 mm
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	364.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	35.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	416.0 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	16.3 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	33.0
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	21.8 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	12.3 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	22.9 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	1.4 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	6.5 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	10.1 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	7.2 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.44 %
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	1.55
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	24.4 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	17.8 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	17.3 degrees C
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	1187.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	206.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	56.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	202.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	31.742403 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	393.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	156.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	441.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	12.3 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	22.199999 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	1.6 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	6.5666666 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	9.95 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	7.4666667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	44.81982 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	449.09506
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	23.8 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	17.716667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	17.416666 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	46.0 %
Substrate
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.89
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	1.0
Elevation	957.0 m

Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value


Classification	Scientific name	Clavaria zollingeri	Clavaria zollingeri
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/fungi/60013079
	Family id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/fungi/60013488
	Taxon concept ID		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/fungi/60023139
	Order	Agaricales	Agaricales
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Species id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/fungi/60023139
	Genus	Clavaria	Clavaria
	Left		422440
	Higher classification	Eukarya \| Fungi \| Dikarya \| Basidiomycota \| Agaricomycotina \| Agaricomycetes \| Agaricomycetidae \| Agaricales \| Clavariaceae \| Clavaria
	Scientific name authorship	Lev.	Lév.
	Taxon rank	species	species
	Genus id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/fungi/60015061
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Nomenclatural code	ICN
	Order id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/fungi/60013218
	Right		422440
	Kingdom	Fungi	Fungi
	Specific epithet	zollingeri
	Class id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/fungi/60013116
	Phylum		Basidiomycota
	Class	Agaricomycetes	Agaricomycetes
	Species		Clavaria zollingeri
	Family	Clavariaceae	Clavariaceae
	Kingdom id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/fungi/60013074
Event	Event ID	b4f2bfb0-8ae2-4637-b7ed-83c9e461d809
	Year	2025	2025
	End day of year		209
	Month	7	7
	Date precision		DAY
	Start day of year	209	209
	Day	28	28
	Event date	2025-07-28	2025-07-28
Identification	Identification ID	e729e2cb-31b0-4ed2-b8b7-9495fe65f7ce
Occurrence	Associated occurrences		07ee08c9-a520-4932-941c-983647c9ab23
	Rights holder		Royal Botanic Gardens Board
	Institution ID	https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/institution/70fbf720-63a3-4e3c-b844-ee96091880e0
	Duplication status		D
	Type		PhysicalObject
	Catalog number	MEL 2579079A
	Occurrence status	present	PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Field notes	Coralloid basidiocarps to 75 mm tall, 4-5 mm in diamter at widest point. Brnaching frequently, particularly towards the distal ends, tips rounded or irregular, colour lilac or pale amethyst purple, yellowing towards the base. Context brittle.
	Modified	2025-12-23 02:19:16	2025-12-23T02:19:16
	Record number	50
	Collection code	MEL
	Occurrence ID	4dd3f8dc-14a8-403c-b8e7-0ecceb0288fe
	Collection ID	https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/collection/7777d910-553a-45ac-b0e5-635261c1e992
	Preparations	Packet
	Duplicate status		ASSOCIATED
	Institution code	MEL
	Recorded by	Saunders, M.L.
Attribution	Data resource		National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
	Collection		National Herbarium of Victoria
	License	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode	CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
	Data provider uid		dp36
	Provenance		Published dataset
	Data Resource ID	dr376	dr376
	Institution ID		in21
	Data partner		Australia's Virtual Herbarium
	Institution		Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
	Data hub uid	[dh2, dh9]
	Collection ID		co55
Location	Country	Australia	Australia
	Habitat	Warm temperate gallery rainforest dominated by Ceratopetalum apetalum with Callicoma serratifolia, Doryphora sassfras, Cyathea australis, and understorey of various ferns.
	Decimal latitude	-33.6598600000	-33.65986
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Locality	Mermaids Cave Reserve, approximately 2.25 km along Megalong Valley Road from the junction with Shipley Road, c. 80 m upslope from road. Blackheath/Megalong Valley.	Mermaids Cave Reserve, approximately 2.25 km along Megalong Valley Road from the junction with Shipley Road, c. 80 m upslope from road. Blackheath/Megalong Valley.
	Decimal longitude	150.2715300000	150.27153
	State province	New South Wales	New South Wales
	Verbatim locality	Mermaids Cave Reserve, approximately 2.25 km along Megalong Valley Road from the junction with Shipley Road, c. 80 m upslope from road. Blackheath/Megalong Valley.
	Verbatim latitude	33.65986 S
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Continent	Oceania
	Coordinate uncertainty in meters	50.0	50.0
	Lga	Blue Mountains (C)
	Marine	false	false
	Country code	AU	AU
	Verbatim longitude	150.27153 E
	Georeference protocol	GPS
	Verbatim SRS	epsg:4326
	Geodetic datum	epsg:4326	EPSG:4326
	Location ID	551bc222-8057-4605-bae1-e6ede6e95d70

AVH

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium