The Fascinating Spongiforma Mushroom (Spongebob Mushroom)

Authors: Elkhateeb WA* and Daba GM

DOI: 10.23880/oajmms-16000168

Volume 5, Issue 2

Abstract

Mushrooms are generous source of nutritional and medicinal compounds. SpongeBob fungi are a group of mushrooms belonging to Basidiomycota; Class; Agaricomycetes; Order Boletales; Family: Boletaceae. Their name derived from the Nickelodeon cartoon character SpongeBob Square Pants. They are considered from the Basidiomycetes mushrooms all over the world. It is usually found in Malaysia, in moisture environments even can survive in dried air. SpongeBob mushrooms Edibility, not clear. This review aims to Spongiforma (gastroid boletes) mushrooms under light spot through describing their morphology and ecology especially of the most common fungus, Spongiforma thailandica.

Keywords: Spongebob Fungi; Spongiforma Squarepantsii; Spongiforma Thailandica

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