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Tomentella badia compared with Tomentella lapida
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 | Thelephorales (Thelephorales) | Thelephorales (Thelephorales) |
| Family same | Thelephoraceae | Thelephoraceae |
| Genus same | Tomentella | Tomentella |
| Species | Tomentella badia | Tomentella lapida |
Evolutionary Relationship
and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tomentella.
Conservation Status
Physical Characteristics
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.
Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.
Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.
Tomentella badia is a corticioid fungus in the family Thelephoraceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It forms resupinate fruiting bodies with a brown, felty surface on decaying wood and soil in forest habitats. Like other Tomentella species, it forms ectomycorrhizal associations with trees and is involved in nutrient cycling.
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