MycoKey : the genus Spongipellis

Generic short diagnoses: Whitish, fleshy, monomitic polypores with a very variable hymenophore, from typically poroid to distinctly hydnoid; microscopically characterized by rounded to ellipsoid, thick-walled, inamyloid spores and absence of cystidia.


Species example:


Spongipellis delectans - DK: labyrint-kødporesvamp
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-92.383

The picture originates from the interactive internet version of MycoKey.
Here you will also find a larger picture along with a detailed generic description. The picture is also present on the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.

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