BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

POLYPORALES Gäum., 1926 (polypores)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Family ATHELIACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a family of resupinate basidiomycetes) 49       4 199
Family CORTICIACEAE Herter, 1910 (a family of resupinate fungi) 22       9 123
Family CYPHELLACEAE Lotsy, 1907 (a family of cyphelloid fungi) 6          
Species Globulicium hiemale (Laurila) Hjortstam, 1973 (a basidiomycete)           3
Genus Radulomyces M.P. Christ., 1960 (a genus of resupinate basidiomycetes) 3 25 14 25   18
Species Sarcodontia crocea (Schwein.) Kotl., 1953 (a toothed bracket fungus)   20     1 2
Species Seticyphella tenuispora Agerer, 1983 (a cyphelloid fungus)           3
Family CYSTOSTEREACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a fungus) 3          
Species Crustomyces expallens (Bres.) Hjortstam, 1987 (a resupinate basidiomycete)         1 10
Species Crustomyces subabruptus (Bourdot & Galzin) Jülich, 1978 (a resupinate basidiomycete)           3
Species Parvobasidium cretatum (Bourdot & Galzin) Jülich, 1975 (a basidiomycete fungus)           6
Family EPITHELIACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a fungus) 1          
Species Epithele typhae (Pers.) Pat., 1900 (a resupinete fungus)   2 9 8   8
Family FOMITOPSIDACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a family of bracket fungi) 25 44 42 15 13 300
Family GANODERMATACEAE (Donk) Donk, 1948 (a family of bracket fungi) 6          
Genus Ganoderma P. Karst., 1881 (a genus of bracket fungi) 6 72 12 22 10 157
Family GLOEOPHYLLACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a fungus) 3          
Genus Gloeophyllum P. Karst., 1882 (a genus of bracket fungi) 3 2   2   14
Family HAPALOPILACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a family of bracket. porecrust and mazegill fungi) 20 49 29 28 8 159
Family HYPHODERMATACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a group of resupinate basidiomycetes) 45 34 35 60 6 136
Family MERIPILACEAE Jülich, 1982 (giant polypores) 16 48 28 25 3 206
Family MERULIACEAE P. Karst., 1881 (a family of basidiomycetes) 28 57 32 45 9 160
Family PHANEROCHAETACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a fungus) 24 11 4 10 4 145
Family PODOSCYPHACEAE D.A. Reid, 1965 (rosette fungi) 5 28   21 6 11
Family POLYPORACEAE Fr. ex Corda, 1839 (a family of polypores) 43 156 72 32 16 617
Family SISTOTREMATACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a family of basidiomycete fungi) 51       3 203
Family SPARASSIDACEAE Herter, 1910 (cauliflower fungi) 2 9     1 14
Family STECCHERINACEAE Parmasto, 1968 (a family of resupinate spine fungi) 13       2 74
Family TUBULICRINACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a fungus) 12         60
Family XENASMATACEAE Oberw., 1966 (a fungus) 17 1 11 8   82

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Pegler, D.N., 1966 (Very out of date) Polypores

POLYPORALES 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)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with POLYPORALES:

fruitbody (dead) dead fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Hypochnicium punctulatum - a resupinate basidiomycete (Polyporales: Hyphodermataceae) 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 Hyphodontia pallidula - a resupinate fungus (Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Stypella subhyalina - a jelly fungus (Tremellales: Exidiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by basidiome Tulasnella pinicola - a basidiomycete fungus (Tulasnellales: Tulasnellaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by basidiome Tulasnella thelephorea - a basidiomycete fungus (Tulasnellales: Tulasnellaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by basidiome Tulasnella violea - a basidiomycete fungus (Tulasnellales: Tulasnellaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody may have fruitbody Tomentella lilacinogrisea - a resupinate fungus (Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (dead, fallen) dead, fallen fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Amphinema byssoides - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Atheliaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Trechispora farinacea - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Sistotremataceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed fruitbody may have fruitbody Tomentella italica - a resupinate fungus (Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (decayed) decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Cristinia helvetica - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Atheliaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (decayed) decayed fruitbody is decayed by basidiome Ceriporia reticulata - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Hapalopilaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (decayed, dead) decayed, dead fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Cristinia gallica - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Atheliaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody (decaying) decaying fruitbody is parasitised by superficial stroma Hypocrea pulvinata - Ochre Cushion (Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
fruitbody (decaying) decaying fruitbody is decayed by subiculate perithecium Protocrea farinosa - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
fruitbody (decaying) decaying fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Collybia cirrhata - Piggyback Shanklet (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (fallen) fallen fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Botryobasidium pruinatum - a resupinate fungus (Cantharellales: Botryobasidiaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (mummified) mummified fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Collybia cirrhata - Piggyback Shanklet (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
fruitbody (old) old fruitbody is parasitised by cleistothecium Sphaerodes fimicola - an ascomycete (Hypocreales: Ceratostomataceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
Photos fruitbody (old) old fruitbody is parasitised by subiculate perithecium Hypomyces aurantius - an ascomycete (Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
Photos fruitbody (old) old fruitbody is parasitised by Cladobotryum anamorph Hypomyces aurantius - an ascomycete (Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
Photos fruitbody (old, decayed) old, decayed fruitbody is decayed by basidiome Ceriporia viridans - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Hapalopilaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody fruitbody is food source of plasmodium Badhamia utricularis - a slime mould (Physarales: Physaraceae) Ing, B., 1999
Photos fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by perithecium Melanospora lagenaria - an ascomycete (Hypocreales: Ceratostomataceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998

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

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

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1999 The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland
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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