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Athelia bombacina compared with Athelia epiphylla

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank
Kingdom same	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Atheliales (Atheliales)	Atheliales (Atheliales)
Family same	Atheliaceae	Atheliaceae
Genus same	Athelia	Athelia
Species	Athelia bombacina	Athelia epiphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Athelia.

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Taiwan.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Athelia bombacina is a corticioid basidiomycete in the family Atheliaceae, producing thin, white resupinate fruitbodies on decaying wood and bark in forest habitats. It can act as a mycoparasite on other fungi and is known to produce enzymes that degrade fungal cell walls. Assessed as Data Deficient, its actual distribution and ecological role in European forests are not well characterized.

Athelia epiphylla is a corticioid fungus in the family Atheliaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It forms thin, white, cobweb-like resupinate fruiting bodies on fallen leaves, litter, and mosses in moist woodland habitats. It is a saprotrophic decomposer widely distributed across temperate forests.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway