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''Spongiforma thailandica'' is a species of fungus in the Boletaceae family, genus ''Spongiforma''. The stemless sponge-like species, first described in 2009, was found in Khao Yai National Park in central Thailand, where it grows in soil in old-growth forests. The rubbery fruit body, which has a strong odor of coal-tar similar to ''Tricholoma sulphureum'', consists of numerous internal cavities lined with spore-producing tissue. Phylogenetic analysis suggests the species is closely related to the Boletaceae genera ''Porphyrellus'' and ''Strobilomyces''. ==Taxonomy and phylogeny== |2=''Spongiforma thailandica'' }} | 2=Various ''Strobilomyces'' spp. }} | caption=Phylogeny and relationships of ''Spongiforma'' and other Boletaceae species based on ribosomal DNA sequences.〔 }} The species was first described scientifically in 2009 by E. Horak, T. Flegel and D.E. Desjardin, based on specimens collected in July 2002 in Khao Yai National Park, central Thailand, and roughly three years later in the same location. Prior to this, the species had been mentioned in a 2001 Thai publication as an unidentified species of ''Hymenogaster''.〔〔 Phylogenetic analysis of ribosomal DNA sequences shows that ''Spongiforma'' is sister (sharing a common ancestor) to the genus ''Porphyrellus''. The next most closely related genus is ''Strobilomyces''.〔 All three genera are members of the Boletaceae family, and in the Boletineae, one of several lineages of Boletales recognized taxonomically at the level of suborder.〔 The genus name ''Spongiforma'' refers to the sponge-like nature of the fruit body, while the specific epithet ''thailandica'' denotes the country in which the species is found.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spongiforma thailandica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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