Spongiforma squarepantsii

Ciri dan struktur

The fruit body of Spongiforma squarepantsii is bright orange coloured, roughly spherical to oval, and measures 3 - 5 cm wide by 2 - 3 cm tall. Although it lacks a stipe, it has a rudimentary columella—a small cord of sterile tissue that extends to the center of the fruit body. The surface of the fruit body has deep ridges and folds somewhat resembling a brain. It is sponge-like and rubbery—if water is squeezed out, it will resume its original shape. The surface has irregular, relatively large cavities (locules), lined with fertile (spore-producing) tissue. The locules are between 2 and 10 mm in diameter. The ridges of the locules are pale orange or lighter and ciliate (having hairlike projections). Fruit bodies have a strong odour described as "vaguely fruity or strongly musty". The almond-shaped spores are typically 10–12.5 μm by 6–7 μm with thick walls measuring between 0.5–1.2 μm. They have a small central apiculus (a depressed area when the spore was once attached to the basidium via the sterigma). When mounted in distilled water, they have a coarsely warty surface and appear rusty brown in colour. When mounted in a 3% KOH solution, the spores are pale lilac grey, and the surface ornamentation forms swollen pustules that loosen and dissolve. Spores are dextrinoid (meaning they turn reddish-brown when stained with Melzer's reagent) and cyanophilic (red in acetocarmine). The basidia are club-shaped, and four-spored with sterigmata up to 9.5 μm long. The ridges of the locules comprise erect cystidia mixed with chains of erect cylindrical hyphae measuring 4–6 μm in diameter.

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Habitat dan peran ekologis

Spongiforma squarepantsii ditemukan tumbuh di tanah di Lambir Hills National Park, Negara Bagian Sarawak, Malaysia. Hutan hujan tropis ini menerima sekitar 3500 mm hujan setiap tahun, dengan suhu rata-rata berkisar dari 24 sampai 32 C. Bau khas spesies dapat menunjukkan bahwa penyebaran spora dipromosikan oleh hewan.

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Habitat atau konteks temuan

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Substrat

tanah

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Reproduksi

The fruit body of Spongiforma squarepantsii is bright orange coloured, roughly spherical to oval, and measures 3 - 5 cm wide by 2 - 3 cm tall. Although it lacks a stipe, it has a rudimentary columella—a small cord of sterile tissue that extends to the center of the fruit body. The surface of the fruit body has deep ridges and folds somewhat resembling a brain. It is sponge-like and rubbery—if water is squeezed out, it will resume its original shape. The surface has irregular, relatively large cavities (locules), lined with fertile (spore-producing) tissue. The locules are between 2 and 10 mm in diameter. The ridges of the locules are pale orange or lighter and ciliate (having hairlike projections).

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Catatan identitas dan cakupan

• Nama diterima mengikuti Catalogue of Life Base2026-09-11; uraian mempertahankan konsep dan nama sumber aslinya.
• Original geographic, specimen and life-cycle scope retained; source import awaits individual editorial review.
• Impor dan terjemahan otomatis belum diperiksa editorial per profil. Struktur reproduktif yang disebutkan tidak membuktikan seluruh siklus hidup diketahui.
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Melihat dengan konteks

Dokumentasi Spongiforma squarepantsii dari Wikimedia Commons. Fruit bodies of the bolete fungus Spongiforma squarepantsii Desjardin, Peay & Bruns. Specimens collected in Lambir Hills National Park, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia. Identifikasi mengikuti record berkas sumber.

Jenis

Fotografi

Kredit

This image was created by user Tom Bruns (pogon) at Mushroom Observer , a source for mycological images. You can contact this user here .

Lisensi

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Sumber media

Buka entri sumber

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Sumber profil

1. [1] Spongiforma squarepantsii — Wikipedia (en)Bagian sumber: Frozen revision 1371325396
   Tanggal penghimpunan sumber: 2026-10-12
   Teks sumber: CC BY-SA4.0 · Wikipedia contributors
2. [2] Catalogue of Life Base2026-09-11 — Spongiforma squarepantsiiBagian sumber: ColDP NameUsage.tsv ID 6ZDKH; accepted species; source 2073
   Tanggal penghimpunan sumber: 2026-10-12
3. [3] Dokumentasi visual — Spongiforma squarepantsiiBagian sumber: Individual media record; identification follows the source, not independent determination
   Tanggal penghimpunan sumber: 2026-10-12
   Media sumber: CC BY-SA 3.0 · This image was created by user Tom Bruns (pogon) at Mushroom Observer , a source for mycological images. You can contact this user here .