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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
POLYPORALES
(polypores)
Polyporales
is also a member of:
Fungi sl.
Lower Plants
(via Fungi ss.)

BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

POLYPORALES Gäum., 1926 (polypores)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #notes #refs
Family CORTICIACEAE Herter, 1910 (a family of resupinate fungi) 7         25
Family CYSTOSTEREACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a fungus) 1          
Species Crustomyces expallens (Bres.) Hjortstam, 1987 (a resupinate basidiomycete)           1
Family EPITHELIACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a fungus) 1 2 9 8    
Family FOMITOPSIDACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a family of bracket fungi) 13 91 51 31 7 23
Family GANODERMATACEAE (Donk) Donk, 1948 (a family of bracket fungi) 6          
Genus Ganoderma P. Karst., 1881 (a genus of bracket fungi) 6 73 11 22   12
Family GLOEOPHYLLACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a fungus) 1          
Genus Gloeophyllum P. Karst., 1882 (a genus of bracket fungi) 1 2   2   1
Family HYPHODERMATACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a group of resupinate basidiomycetes) 11          
Species Bulbillomyces farinosus (Bres.) Jülich, 1974 (a resupinate fungus)   11 18 21   3
Genus Galzinia Bourdot, 1922 (a genus of resupinate basidiomycetes) 3         4
Species Gloeohypochnicium analogum (Bourdot & Galzin) Hjortstam, 1987 (Fruity Crust)           1
Genus Hyphoderma Wallr., 1833 (a genus of resupinate fungi) 3 8 7 19   2
Genus Hypochnicium J. Erikss., 1958 (a genus of resupinate fungi) 1 10 6 9   2
Species Nodotia lyndoniae (D.A. Reid) Hjortstam & Ryvarden, 2004 (a toothed resupinate)           3
Species Subulicystidium longisporum (Pat.) Parmasto, 1968 (a resupinate fungus)   5 4 11   1
Family MERIPILACEAE Jülich, 1982 (giant polypores) 10          
Species Abortiporus biennis (Bull.) Singer, 1944 (Blushing Rosette)   20 9 4 10  
Genus Antrodia P. Karst., 1879 (a genus of bracket fungi) 3 12 2 11   7
Species Grifola frondosa (Dicks.) Gray, 1821 (Hen Of The Woods)   8 9 3    
Species Meripilus giganteus (Pers.) P. Karst., 1882 (Giant Polypore)   3       1
Genus Physisporinus (a genus of porecrust fungi) 2 9 4 7   2
Genus Rigidoporus (a genus of bracket fungi) 2 16       2
Family MERULIACEAE P. Karst., 1881 (a family of basidiomycetes) 21 106 28 50   24
Family PHANEROCHAETACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a family of polypores) 11 17 5 22   15
Family PODOSCYPHACEAE D.A. Reid, 1965 (rosette fungi) 4 28   21   11
Family POLYPORACEAE Fr. ex Corda, 1839 (a family of polypores) 37 163 86 32 23 53
Family SISTOTREMATACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a family of basidiomycete fungi) 12         16
Family SPARASSIDACEAE Herter, 1910 (cauliflower fungi) 2          
Species Sparassis crispa (Wulfen) Fr., 1821 (Wood Cauliflower)   9        
Species Sparassis spathulata (Schwein.) Fr., 1828 (a cauliflower fungus)           1
Family XENASMATACEAE Oberw., 1966 (a family of polypores) 2 2 10 8    

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Berniccha, A., 2005 Polyporaceae s.l.
Bourdot, H. & Galzin, A., 1927 Hymenomycetes de France: Hetérobasidiés -- Homobasidiés Gymnocarpes
Pegler, D.N., 1966 (Very out of date) Key to the Genera of Polyporaceae
Ryvarden, L. & Gilbertson, R.L., 1993 (Polypores) European Polypores (2 vols)

Polypores

Ryvarden, L., 1976 The Polyporaceae of Northern Europe (2 vols)

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 51 general literature references to POLYPORALES (polypores)

POLYPORALES may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Fungi sl.

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2645 feeding and other relationships of POLYPORALES (polypores)

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