Name:		Sparassis Fr., (1819) [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Masseeola Kuntze (1891)
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Sparassidaceae Herter [Family] Polyporales Gäum. [Order] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Sparassis brevipes Krombh. Sparassis craterella Schestunov Sparassis crispa (Wulfen) Fr. Sparassis foliacea (St.-Amans) Fr. Sparassis herbstii Peck Sparassis kazachstanica Shvartsman Sparassis laminosa Fr. Sparassis nemecii Pilát & Veselý Sparassis radicata Weir Sparassis ramosa Schaeff. Sparassis simplex D.A. Reid Sparassis spathulata (Schwein.) Fr. Sparassis tremelloides Berk.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (5 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]