Spongipellis unicolor

Spongipellis unicolor is a species of polypore fungus in the family Polyporaceae. It is a plant pathogen that affects oak trees. The fungal hyphae grow inside the tree, rotting the heartwood. The fruit bodies are initially whitish to buff in color before turning brownish in age. The pores on the underside of the cap are circular to angular. Spores are held in tubes and are ovoid to ellipsoid, with dimensions of 7–9 by 6–7 μm.[2][3]

Spongipellis unicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Polyporaceae
Genus:
Spongipellis
Species:
S. unicolor
Binomial name
Spongipellis unicolor
(Schwein.) Murrill (1907)
Synonyms[1]
  • Boletus unicolor Schwein. (1822)
  • Polyporus unicolor (Schwein.) Fr. (1838)
  • Polyporus obtusus Berk. (1839)
  • Inonotus unicolor (Schwein.) P.Karst. (1879)
  • Trametes unicolor (Schwein.) Murrill (1905)
  • Daedalea obtusa (Berk.) Neun. (1914)
  • Sarcodontia unicolor Zmitr. & Spirin (2006)

References
  1. "Spongipellis unicolor (Schwein.) Murrill 1907". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  2. Bessette AE, Roody WC, Bessette AR (2007). Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. p. 270. ISBN 9780815631125.
  3. Kuo M (November 2004). "Polyporales: The Polypores". Retrieved 2013-07-19.


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