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POLYPORACEAE Fr. ex Corda, 1839 (a family of polypores)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Species Cerrena unicolor (Bull.) Murrill, 1903 (a bracket fungus)           9
Species Coriolopsis gallica (Fr.) Ryvarden, 1973 (Brownflesh Bracket)         2 6
Species Daedaleopsis confragosa (Bolton) J. Schröt., 1888 (Blushing Bracket)   16 8   1 21
Species Datronia mollis (Sommerf.) Donk, 1966 (Common Mazegill)   7       15
Species Erastia salmonicolor (Salmon Bracket)           2
Species Faerberia carbonaria (Alb. & Schwein.) Pouzar, 1981 (Firesite Funnel)   19   19 3 1
Species Fomes fomentarius (L.) J.J. Kickx, 1867 (Hoof Fungus, Tinder Bracket)   8       22
Species Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Bondartsev & Singer, 1920 (Chicken Of The Woods, Sulphur Polypore)   15       14
Genus Lentinus Fr., 1825 (a genus of toadstools) 1       2 16
Species Lenzites betulinus (L.) Fr., 1838 (Birch Mazegill)   3 6     9
Genus Neolentinus Redhead & Ginns, 1985 (sawgills) 3          
Species Neolentinus adhaerens (Alb. & Schwein.) Redhead & Ginns, 1985 (Sticky Sawgill)         1 2
Species Neolentinus lepideus (Fr.) Redhead & Ginns, 1985 (Scaly Sawgill, The Train Wrecker)           6
Species Neolentinus schaefferi (Weinm.) Redhead & Ginns, 1985 (a sawgill)           4
Genus Panus (a genus of oysterling toadstools) 1          
Species Panus conchatus (Bull.) Fr., 1838 (Lilac Oysterling)   3     1 18
Genus Perenniporia Murrill, 1942 (a genus of bracket fungi) 3          
Species Perenniporia fraxinea (Bull.) Ryvarden, 1978 (a bracket fungus)           26
Species Perenniporia medulla-panis (Jacq.) Donk, 1967 (a bracket fungus)           4
Species Perenniporia ochroleuca (Berk.) Ryvarden, 1972 (a bracket fungus)         1 4
Species Phaeolus schweinitzii (Fr.) Pat., 1900 (Dyer's Bracket)   13 5 2   20
Genus Polyporus P. Micheli ex Adans., 1763 (a genus of stipitate bracket fungi) 8 46 30 5 3 166
Species Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Jacq.) P. Karst., 1881 (a bracket fungus)           2
Genus Skeletocutis Kotl. & Pouzar, 1958 (a genus of basidiomycete fungi) 7 7       91
Genus Trametes Fr., 1836 (a genus of bracket fungi) 6 11 23 6 1 126
Species Trichaptum abietinum (Pers.) Ryvarden, 1972 (Purplepore Bracket)   2       12
Genus Tyromyces P. Karst., 1881 (a genus of bracket fungi) 2          
Species Tyromyces chioneus (Fr.) P. Karst., 1881 (a bracket fungus)   6       12
Species Tyromyces wynnei (Berk. & Broome) Donk, 1933 (a bracket fungus)           5

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F., 1991 Boletes & Agarics I

POLYPORACEAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
POLYPORALES
(polypores)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with POLYPORACEAE:

fruitbody (dead) dead fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Sistotrema coroniferum - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Sistotremataceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody (dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Schizopora paradoxa - Split Porecrust (Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody (dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Scopuloides rimosa - a resupinate fungus (Polyporales: Meruliaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (dead, wet, decayed) dead, wet, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Scopuloides hydnoides - a resupinate fungus (Polyporales: Meruliaceae) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [wet places]

Polyporaceae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
POLYPORALES
(polypores)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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