Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sowerby) Imazeki
(Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRigidoporus ulmarius (Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket)
GenusRigidoporus (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyMERIPILACEAE (giant 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 Rigidoporus ulmarius (Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket) :
1: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket)
12 Aug 2009 OSGR: SX86 50° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Large, pale bracket on horse chestnut stump
Image 1: Bracket - oblique viewImage 2: Bracket - oblique view (2)Image 3: Bracket - side viewImage 4: Bracket - side view (2)Image 5: Bracket - young - marginImage 6: Bracket - young - top viewImage 7: Section - close-upImage 8: Section - close-up (2)Image 9: Section - close-up (3)Image 10: Section - close-up (4)Image 11: Margin - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Margin - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 13: Margin - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 14: Pores - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Pore surface - close-up - enlargedImage 16: Pore surface - close-up - enlarged (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pegler, D.N. 1990 Profiles of Fungi No. 29: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sow.:Fr.) Imazeki Mycologist Vol 04 (3): 146.

Rigidoporus ulmarius (Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rigidoporus ulmarius (Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket)
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