''Spongipellis'' is a

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fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

in the family

Polyporaceae The Polyporaceae are a family of poroid fungi belonging to the Basidiomycota. The flesh of their fruit bodies varies from soft (as in the case of the dryad's saddle illustrated) to very tough. Most members of this family have their hymeniu ...

. The genus is widely distributed and contains ten species. The genus was

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by French mycologist

Narcisse Théophile Patouillard Narcisse Théophile Patouillard (2 July 1854 – 30 March 1926) was a French pharmacist and mycologist. He was born in Macornay, a town in the department of Jura (department), Jura. He studied in Besançon, then furthered his education at the � ...

in 1887. The genus name combines the

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words ''spongia'' ("sponge") and ''pellis'' ("skin").

Species

Index Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names ( scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and the Institute of M ...

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''

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