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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 ATHELIACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a family of resupinate basidiomycetes) 5          
Genus Athelia Pers., 1822 (a genus of resupinate basidiomycetes)           1
Genus Leptosporomyces Jülich, 1972 (a genus of resupinate basidiomycetes) 1         1
Species Plicatura crispa (Pers.) Rea, 1922 (a basidiomycete fungus)           2
Anamorphic Species Taeniospora gracilis Marvanová, 1977 (an anamorphic basidiomycete)           1
Genus Tomentellopsis Hjortstam, 1970 (a genus of resupinate fungi)           1
Family CORTICIACEAE Herter, 1910 (a family of resupinate fungi) 7         23
Family CYPHELLACEAE Lotsy, 1907 (a family of cyphelloid fungi) 2          
Genus Radulomyces M.P. Christ., 1960 (a genus of resupinate basidiomycetes) 1 25 14 25   1
Species Sarcodontia crocea (Schwein.) Kotl., 1953 (a toothed bracket fungus)   20       1
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) 10 52 39 15   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 HAPALOPILACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a family of bracket. porecrust and mazegill fungi) 15 77 27 33 7 17
Family HYPHODERMATACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a group of resupinate basidiomycetes) 11 34 35 60   16
Family MERIPILACEAE Jülich, 1982 (giant polypores) 10 68 24 25 10 12
Family MERULIACEAE P. Karst., 1881 (a family of basidiomycetes) 16 61 28 45   18
Family PHANEROCHAETACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a family of polypores) 5 11 4 10   9
Family PODOSCYPHACEAE D.A. Reid, 1965 (rosette fungi) 3 28   21   10
Family POLYPORACEAE Fr. ex Corda, 1839 (a family of polypores) 31 156 72 32 23 43
Family SISTOTREMATACEAE Jülich, 1982 (a family of basidiomycete fungi) 11         15
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 STECCHERINACEAE Parmasto, 1968 (a family of resupinate spine fungi) 4         4
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 2868 feeding and other relationships of POLYPORALES (polypores)

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