Spongipellis
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Spongipellis is a genus
of fungi in the Polyporaceae
family. The genus is widely distributed and contains an estimated eight species. The genus was circumscribed by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard
in 1887.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the Polyporaceae
Polyporaceae
The Polyporaceae are a family of bracket fungi belonging to the Basidiomycota. The flesh of their fruiting bodies varies from soft to very tough. Most members of this family have their hymenium in vertical pores on the underside of the caps, but some of them have gills The Polyporaceae are a...
family. The genus is widely distributed and contains an estimated eight species. The genus was circumscribed by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard
Narcisse Théophile Patouillard
Narcisse Théophile Patouillard was a French pharmacist and mycologist.He was born in Macornay, a town in the department of Jura...
in 1887.
Species
- S. africana
- S. caseosus
- S. chubutensis
- S. delectans
- S. litschaueri
- S. malicola
- S. pachyodon
- S. spumeus
- S. subcretaceus
- S. unicolorSpongipellis unicolorSpongipellis unicolor is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...