Polyporales

Meripilaceae

Meripilus

Meripilus crocatus (Pat.) Rajchenb. & Westph. (Wang et al., 2025; Westphalen et al., 2025)
≡ Physisporinus crocatus (Pat.) F. Wu, Jia J. Chen & Y.C. Dai
≡ Rigidoporus crocatus (Pat.) Ryvarden
= Podoporia nigrescens (Bres.) Bondartsev (Wang et al., 2024)
= Poria nigrescens Bres. (Wang et al., 2024)
= Rigidoporus nigrescens (Bres.) Donk (Wang et al., 2024)

Meripilus expallescens Y.C. Dai, Chao G. Wang & Yuan Yuan (Wang et al., 2025)
≡ Physisporinus expallescens (P. Karst.) Pilát
≡ Poria undata var. expallescens (P. Karst.) Killerm.

Meripilus furcatus (Núñez & Ryvarden) Westph. & Rajchenb. (Wang et al., 2025; Westphalen et al., 2025)
≡ Physisporinus furcatus (Núñez & Ryvarden) F. Wu, Jia J. Chen & Y.C. Dai
≡ Rigidoporus furcatus Núñez & Ryvarden

Meripilus giganteus (Pers.) P. Karst. (Wang et al., 2025; Westphalen et al., 2025)
≡ Grifola gigantea (Pers.) Pilát
≡ Polypilus giganteus (Pers.) Donk
≡ Polyporus giganteus (Pers.) Fr. 

Meripilus lineatus (Pers.) Westph. & Rajchenb. (Wang et al., 2025; Westphalen et al., 2025)
≡ Physisporinus lineatus (Pers.) F. Wu, Jia J. Chen & Y.C. Dai
≡ Rigidoporus lineatus (Pers.) Ryvarden

Meripilus pouzarii (Vampola & Vlasák) Westph. & Rajchenb. (Wang et al., 2025; Westphalen et al., 2025)
≡ Physisporinus pouzarii (Vampola & Vlasák) F. Wu, Jia J. Chen & Y.C. Dai
≡ Rigidoporus pouzarii Vampola & Vlasák

Meripilus sanguinolentus (Alb. & Schwein.) Rajchenb. & Westph. (Wang et al., 2025; Westphalen et al., 2025)
≡ Podoporia sanguinolenta (Alb. & Schwein.) Höhn.
≡ Poria sanguinolenta (Alb. & Schwein.) Cooke
≡ Physisporinus sanguinolentus (Alb. & Schwein.) Pilát
≡ Physisporus sanguinolentus (Alb. & Schwein.) Gillet
≡ Polyporus sanguinolentus (Alb. & Schwein.) Fr. 
≡ Rigidoporus sanguinolentus (Alb. & Schwein.) Donk
= Physisporus alboatra P. Karst. (Lowe, 1956; Wang et al., 2024)
= Podoporia sanguinolenta f. subexpallescens (Bourdot & Galzin) Bondartsev

Meripilus undatus (Pers.) Rajchenb. & Westph.
≡ Poria undata (Pers.) Quél.
≡ Leptoporus undatus (Pers.) Pat.
≡ Physisporinus undatus (Pers.) Pilát
≡ Rigidoporus undatus (Pers.) Donk

Meripilus vitreus (Pers.) Rajchenb. & Westph. (Wang et al., 2025; Westphalen et al., 2025)
≡ Podoporia vitrea (Pers.) Donk
≡ Physisporinus vitreus (Pers.) P. Karst.
≡ Rigidoporus vitreus (Pers.) Donk

Spongipellis

Spongipellis ambiens P. Karst. (Spirin et al., 2022)
= Spongipellis sibirica (Penzina & Ryvarden) Penzina & Kotir. (Spirin et al., 2022)
= Loweomyces sibiricus (Penzina & Ryvarden) Spirin (Spirin et al., 2022)
= Tyromyces sibiricus Penzina & Ryvarden (Spirin et al., 2022)

Spongipellis profissilis (Lloyd) Spirin & Vlasák (Spirin et al., 2022)

Spongipellis spumea (Sowerby) Pat. (Spirin et al., 2022)
≡ Sarcodontia spumea (Sowerby) Spirin
≡ Leptoporus spumeus (Sowerby) Pilát
≡ Polyporus spumeus (Sowerby) Fr. 

Spongipellis variispora Spirin, Miettinen & Vlasák (Spirin et al., 2022)

References

Lowe J. L. 1956. Type studies of the polypores described by Karsten // Mycologia 48(1): 99–125. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.1956.12024520

Spirin V., Vlasák J., Niemelä T., Miettinen O. 2022. Studies in Spongipellis sensu stricto (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) // Lilloa 59: 341–358. https://doi.org/10.30550/j.lil/2022.59.S/2022.09.27

Wang C.-G., Dai Y.-C., Kout J., Gates G. M., Liu H.-G., Yuan Y., Vlasák J. 2024. Multi-gene phylogeny and taxonomy of Physisporinus (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) // Mycosphere 15(1): 1455–1521. https://doi.org/10.5943/mycosphere/15/1/12

Wang C.-G., Wu Y.-D., Zhang X., Dai Y.-C., Li Z.-H., Yuan Y. 2025. Studies in phylogeny and divergence times of Irpicaceae and Meripilaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota), with an emphasis on Ceriporia and Meripilus including ten new species // IMA Fungus 16: e161336. https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.161336

Westphalen M. C., Motato-Vásquez V., de Mello Gugliotta A., Borges da Silveira R. M., Rajchenberg M. 2025. Phylogenetic and morphological studies of Meripilaceae (Polyporales) from South America: A reevaluation of the genera Henningsia, Meripilus, and Physisporinus // Mycologia 117(4): 701–724. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2025.2489908