Spongipellis Explained

Spongipellis is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus is widely distributed and contains ten species. The genus was circumscribed by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in 1887. The genus name combines the Latin words spongia ("sponge") and pellis ("skin").

Species

, Index Fungorum accepts ten species of Spongipellis:

• S. africana Ipulet & Ryvarden (2005) – Uganda
• S. caseosus (Pat.) Ryvarden (1983)
• S. chubutensis J.E.Wright & J.R.Deschamps (1972)
• S. delectans (Peck) Murrill (1907)
• S. hypococcineus (Berk.) Pat. (1900)
• S. labyrinthicus (Fr.) Pat. (1900)
• S. litschaueri Lohwag (1931) – Czech Republic
• S. malicola (Lloyd) Ginns (1984)
• S. subcretaceus (Lloyd) Decock, P.K.Buchanan & Ryvarden (2000)
• S. unicolor (Fr.) Murrill (1907)
• S. pachyodon

Further reading

• Tomšovský, Michal . 2012 . Delimitation of an almost forgotten species Spongipellis litschaueri (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) and its taxonomic position within the genus . Mycological Progress . 11 . 2 . 415–424 . 10.1007/s11557-011-0756-z. 255319831 .