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Spongipellis
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Spongipellis

Spongipellis is a genus of fungus 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").

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Spongipellis spumeus

speciesSpongipellis spumeus

Spongipellis occidentalis

speciesSpongipellis occidentalis

Spongipellis ambiens

speciesSpongipellis ambiens

Spongipellis profissilis

speciesSpongipellis profissilis

Spongipellis variispora

speciesSpongipellis variispora

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 334440.