POLYPORACEAE Fr. ex Corda
(a family of polypores)

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Genus 2 subtaxa 5 ident. refs
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Species 52 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 7 images
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 37 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 43 images 4 ident. refs
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Genus 1 subtaxa 8 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 21 images
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Genus 3 subtaxa 17 images 4 ident. refs
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Genus 2 subtaxa 27 images 1 ident. refs
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Genus 1 subtaxa 9 images 1 ident. refs
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
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Genus 6 subtaxa 78 images 4 ident. refs
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Genus 2 subtaxa 7 images 1 ident. refs
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Genus 2 subtaxa 20 images 4 ident. refs
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Genus 7 subtaxa 74 images 6 ident. refs
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Genus 1 subtaxa 7 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyPOLYPORACEAE (a family of 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F. 1991 Boletes & Agarics I Fungi of Switzerland, Vol 3, 361pp, Mykologia, Lucerne
Ryvarden, L., Melo, I., Niemelä, T. 2014 Poroid Fungi of Europe Synopsis Fungorum, Vol 31, 455pp, Fungiflora

Species Formerly In Tyromyces

Pegler, D.N. & Saunders, E.M. 1994 British poroid species formerly placed in the genus Tyromyces (Coriolaceae) Mycologist Vol 08 (01): 24-31.

POLYPORACEAE (a family of polypores) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for POLYPORACEAE (a family of polypores)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 681 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for POLYPORACEAE (a family of polypores)
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