Gyrophanopsis polonensis (Bres.) Stalpers & P.K. Buchanan
(a resupinate basidiomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGyrophanopsis polonensis (a resupinate basidiomycete)
FamilyMERULIACEAE (rosette 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)
Records of Gyrophanopsis polonensis (a resupinate basidiomycete) :
1: Gyrophanopsis polonensis (a resupinate basidiomycete)
23 Oct 2002 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on bark of cut Alder poles beside board-walk
Image 1: FruitbodyImage 2: Fruitbody (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - close-upImage 4: Fruitbody - close-up (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - enlargedImage 6: Fruitbody - enlarged (2)Image 7: Hymenium - enlargedImage 8: Hymenium - enlarged (2)Image 9: Hymenium - enlarged (3)Image 10: Hymenium - enlarged (4)Image 11: Hymenium - magnifiedImage 12: Hymenium - magnified (2)Image 13: Hymenium - magnified (3)Image 14: Hymenium - margin - magnifiedImage 15: Hymenium - margin - magnified (2)Image 16: Hymenium - margin - magnified (3)Image 17: Clamped hyphaeImage 18: Cylindric, clamped hyphaeImage 19: CystidiaImage 20: Cystidia (2)Image 21: Cystidia (3)Image 22: CystidiumImage 23: Cystidium (2)Image 24: SporesImage 25: Spores (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wakefield, E.M. 1952 New or rare British hymenomycetes (Aphyllophorales) TBMS Vol 35 (1): 34-65.

Gyrophanopsis polonensis (a resupinate basidiomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gyrophanopsis polonensis (a resupinate basidiomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gyrophanopsis polonensis (a resupinate basidiomycete)
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