Polyporus tuberaster (Jacq. ex Pers.) Fr.
(Tuberous Polypore)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolyporus tuberaster (Tuberous Polypore)
GenusPolyporus (a genus of stipitate bracket fungi)
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)
Records of Polyporus tuberaster (Tuberous Polypore) :
1: Polyporus tuberaster (Tuberous Polypore)
18 Jul 2017 OSGR: SU31 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
small fruitbody, on fallen Oak
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view showing pores - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbody - top view - enlarged
2: Polyporus tuberaster (Tuberous Polypore)
18 Jul 2017 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Fruitbody on fallen dead Oak branch
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view
3: Polyporus tuberaster (Tuberous Polypore)
16 Sep 2002 OSGR: TQ02 51° 0’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap surface - magnifiedImage 3: Pores - enlargedImage 4: Undersurface
4: Polyporus tuberaster (Tuberous Polypore)
28 Sep 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Alder (?) twig
Image 1: Pores - close-upImage 2: Pore surfaceImage 3: top surfaceImage 4: top surface - close-up

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bremer, P., van Zanen, C.G.N. & Veerkamp, M.T. 2007 The macrofungi on a former sea floor Vol 8 (2) Page: 45-58

Polyporus tuberaster (Tuberous Polypore) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Polyporus tuberaster (Tuberous Polypore)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Polyporus tuberaster (Tuberous Polypore)
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