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Splitgill mushroom
Grey Smith, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Mushrooms & bracket fungi

Splitgill mushroom

Schizophyllum commune Fr.

Names

EnglishSplitgill mushroom
DutchWaaiertje
SpanishNanacate
Chinese裂褶菌
Sranan Tongopopolipo (general name for the group)
Scientific nameSchizophyllum commune Fr.

About this species

Schizophyllum commune is a species of fungus in the genus Schizophyllum. The mushroom resembles undulating waves of tightly packed corals or a loose Chinese fan. Gillies or split-gills vary from creamy yellow to pale white in colour. The cap is 1–4 centimetres (3⁄8–1+5⁄8 in) wide with a dense yet spongey body texture.

It is found on rotting wood throughout the world. This fungus is an opportunistic environmental pathogen.

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Classification

KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilySchizophyllaceae
GenusSchizophyllum

In Suriname

15Records in Suriname
9iNaturalist observations
1827First record
2020Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini3
  • Marowijne1
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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