Beschrijving

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Spongiforma squarepantsii is a species of fungus in the Boletaceae family, genus Spongiforma. Found in Malaysia, it was described as new to science in 2011. The name of the fungus is derived from the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants. The species was first described scientifically online in May 2011 in the journal Mycologia, based on specimens collected in 2010 in Lambir Hills National Park, in Sarawak, Malaysia. The genus name Spongiforma refers to the sponge-like nature of the fruit body, while the specific epithet squarepantsii denotes the similarity with the cartoon character. Additionally, the authors note that the spore-bearing surface, when viewed with scanning electron microscopy, somewhat resembles a \