Ganoderma P. Karst.
(a genus of bracket fungi)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Ganoderma adspersum
Southern Bracket
Spores (Click to open)
 		Species 62 images 2 ident. refs
Ganoderma applanatum
Artist’s Bracket
(Click to open)
 		Species 15 images 1 ident. refs
Ganoderma carnosum
a bracket fungus
Species 1 ident. refs
Ganoderma lucidum
Lacquered Bracket
(Click to open)
 		Species 20 images 2 ident. refs
Ganoderma pfeifferi
Beeswax Bracket
(Click to open)
 		Species 17 images 3 ident. refs
Ganoderma resinaceum
a bracket fungus
(Click to open)
 		Species 19 images 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusGanoderma (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyGANODERMATACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
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
Pegler, D.N. & Young, T.W.K. 1973 Basidiospore form in the British species of Ganoderma Karts Kew Bulletin Vol 28 (3): 351-363+6 plates.

Ganoderma (a genus of bracket fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ganoderma (a genus of bracket fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 161 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ganoderma (a genus of bracket fungi)
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