Meripilus giganteus (Pers.) P. Karst.
(Giant Polypore)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMeripilus giganteus (Giant Polypore)
FamilyMERIPILACEAE (giant polypores)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Meripilus giganteus (Giant Polypore) :
1: Meripilus giganteus (Giant Polypore)
5 Sep 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Brackets - old - in situImage 2: Brackets - young - in situ
2: Meripilus giganteus (Giant Polypore)
24 Oct 1969 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
on half-buried stump in lawn
Image 1: Brackets - in situ

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 2014 Readers’ Finds Field Mycology Vol 15 (4): 137-140.
Forest Research 2007 Path News Issue 14: May 2007
Forest Research 2005 Path News Issue 10: May 2005

Meripilus giganteus (Giant Polypore) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Meripilus giganteus (Giant Polypore)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 62 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Meripilus giganteus (Giant Polypore)
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