little known species fungus family reported mycologist specimens collected malaysia found australia fruit bodies characterized small dark brown black conical scales covering cap net like pattern ridges upper stem roughly spherical spores measure densely covered slender conical spines edibility species unknown taxonomy classification described scientifically mycologist specimens collected malaysia new species described monograph malaysian fungus classified section genus species section characterized having spores smooth short spines ridges ornamentation reduced absent region depressed area near specific epithet derived latin referring surface pits depressions description caps fruit bodies wide convex shape cap surface covered dark brown black erect scales stem long thick thick surface upper stem strongly covered network like pattern individual wide deep pores underside cap wide dirty white gray brownish black color tubes pores long flesh thick initially white stain brownish black exposure air spores densely covered slender conical spines tall abundant pleurocystidia large sterile cells found gill faces thin walled measuring long wide swelling narrow hyphae cap surface branched loosely interwoven colored cells typically measure surface stem compact mat hyphae roughly thick reduces sterile hymenium upper stem corner notes species identical african species spores measure habitat distribution corner collected specimens growing forest floor national park malaysia northern borneo collected southern queensland australia known definitively species suspected mycorrhizal
Strobilomyces foveatus