''Spongipellis'' is a

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in the family

Polyporaceae The Polyporaceae () are a family (biology), family of polypore, poroid fungi belonging to the Basidiomycota. The trama (mycology), flesh of their basidiocarp, fruit bodies varies from soft (as in the case of the dryad's saddle illustrated) to v ...

. 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

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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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