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Spinellus
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Spinellus

Spinellus is a genus of fungi in the Phycomycetaceae family. The widely distributed genus contains three species of pin mold that are parasitic on agaric mushrooms. The genus was circumscribed by Phillippe Edouard Leon van Tieghem in 1875.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

bonnet mold

speciesSpinellus fusiger

Spinellus sp. 'BC01'

speciesSpinellus sp. 'BC01'

Spinellus macrocarpus

speciesSpinellus macrocarpus

Spinellus sphaerosporus

speciesSpinellus sphaerosporus

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