POLYPORACEAE Fr. ex Corda
(a family of polypores)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Daedaleopsis confragosa
Blushing Bracket
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 		Species 52 images 1 ident. refs
Datronia mollis
Common Mazegill
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 		Species 7 images
Dichomitus campestris
Hazel Porecrust
Species 1 ident. refs
Dichomitus efibulatus
a polypore
Species 1 ident. refs
Diplomitoporus flavescens
a polypore fungus
Species 1 ident. refs
Epithele typhae
a resupinate fungus
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 		Species 37 images 1 ident. refs
Faerberia carbonaria
Firesite Funnel
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 		Species 43 images 4 ident. refs
Fomes
a genus of fungi
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 8 images 1 ident. refs
Hapalopilus
a genus of fungi
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 21 images 1 ident. refs
Lentinus
a genus of toadstools
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 17 images 4 ident. refs
Neolentinus
sawgills
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 27 images 1 ident. refs
Panus
a genus of oysterling toadstools
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 9 images 1 ident. refs
Polyporus
a genus of stipitate bracket fungi
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 		Genus 6 subtaxa 78 images 4 ident. refs
Skeletocutis
a genus of basidiomycete fungi
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 7 images 1 ident. refs
Spongipellis
mazegill fungi
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 20 images 4 ident. refs
Trametes
a genus of bracket fungi
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Genus 7 subtaxa 74 images 6 ident. refs
Truncospora atlantica
a bracket fungus
Species 2 ident. refs
Tyromyces
a genus of bracket fungi
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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 648 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for POLYPORACEAE (a family of polypores)
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