POLYPORALES Gäum.
(polypores)

Interactions where POLYPORALES is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
fruitbody is food source of Aradus depressus a flat bark bug Hemiptera: Aradidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bug Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesfruitbody feeds on fruitbody
mycelium is food source of Aradus depressus a flat bark bug Hemiptera: Aradidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aradidae/Aradus depressus/Aradus depressusa flat bark bug Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesmycelium feeds on mycelium
fruitbody is parasitised by perithecium Minor Melanospora lagenaria an ascomycete Melanosporales: Ceratostomataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora lagenaria/Melanospora lagenariaan ascomyceteperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/PolyporalespolyporesfruitbodyMinor perithecium parasitises fruitbody
fruitbody is food source of plasmodium Badhamia utricularis a slime mould Physarida: Physaraceae The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland, Ing, B., 1999
/Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Physarida/Physaraceae/Badhamia utricularis/Badhamia utricularisa slime mouldplasmodium Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesfruitbody plasmodium feeds on fruitbody
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Stypella subhyalina a jelly fungus Auriculariales Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Stypella subhyalina/Stypella subhyalinaa jelly fungusfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdead, decayedfruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed fruitbody
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by basidiome Tulasnella pinicola a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Tulasnellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Tulasnellaceae/Tulasnella pinicola/Tulasnella pinicolaa basidiomycete fungusbasidiome Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdead, decayedfruitbody basidiome is saprobic on dead, decayed fruitbody
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by basidiome Tulasnella thelephorea a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Tulasnellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Tulasnellaceae/Tulasnella thelephorea/Tulasnella thelephoreaa basidiomycete fungusbasidiome Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdead, decayedfruitbody basidiome is saprobic on dead, decayed fruitbody
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by basidiome Tulasnella violea a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Tulasnellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Tulasnellaceae/Tulasnella violea/Tulasnella violeaa basidiomycete fungusbasidiome Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdead, decayedfruitbody basidiome is saprobic on dead, decayed fruitbody
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Minor Hyphodontia pallidula a resupinate fungus Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Schizoporaceae/Hyphodontia pallidula/Hyphodontia pallidulaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdead, decayedfruitbodyMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed fruitbody
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody may have fruitbody Tomentella lilacinogrisea a resupinate fungus Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella lilacinogrisea/Tomentella lilacinogriseaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Fungus / resting place / on /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdead, decayedfruitbody fruitbody may be found on dead, decayed fruitbody
(dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed fruitbody may have fruitbody Rare Tomentella italica a resupinate fungus Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella italica/Tomentella italicaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Fungus / resting place / on /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdead, fallen, decayedfruitbodyRare fruitbody may be found on dead, fallen, decayed fruitbody
(dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Trechispora farinacea a basidiomycete fungus Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Trechispora farinacea/Trechispora farinaceaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdead, fallen, decayedfruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed fruitbody
(dead, fallen) dead, fallen fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Amphinema byssoides Cratered Duster Atheliales: Atheliaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Amphinema byssoides/Amphinema byssoidescratered dusterfruitbody Fungus / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdead, fallenfruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen fruitbody
(dead) dead fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Hypochnicium punctulatum a resupinate basidiomycete Polyporales: Meruliaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium punctulatum/Hypochnicium punctulatuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdeadfruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead fruitbody
(decayed, dead) decayed, dead fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Cristinia eichleri Dentists’ Bane Russulales: Stephanosporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stephanosporaceae/Cristinia eichleri/Cristinia eichleridentists' banefruitbody Fungus / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdecayed, deadfruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed, dead fruitbody
(decayed) decayed fruitbody is decayed by basidiome Minor Ceriporia reticulata a basidiomycete fungus Polyporales: Phanerochaetaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Phanerochaetaceae/Ceriporia reticulata/Ceriporia reticulataa basidiomycete fungusbasidiome Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/PolyporalespolyporesdecayedfruitbodyMinor basidiome is saprobic on decayed fruitbody
(decayed) decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Cristinia helvetica a basidiomycete fungus Russulales: Stephanosporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stephanosporaceae/Cristinia helvetica/Cristinia helveticaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Fungus / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdecayedfruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed fruitbody
(decaying) decaying fruitbody is decayed by subiculate perithecium Protocrea farinosa a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
European species of Hypocrea part II: species with hyaline ascospores, Jaklitsch, W.M., 2011
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Protocrea farinosa/Protocrea farinosaa pyrenomycetesubiculateperithecium Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdecayingfruitbody (5-9)subiculate perithecium is saprobic on decaying fruitbody
(decaying) decaying fruitbody is parasitised by superficial stroma Trichoderma pulvinatum Ochre Cushion Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Trichoderma pulvinatum/Trichoderma pulvinatumochre cushionsuperficialstroma Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdecayingfruitbody superficial stroma parasitises decaying fruitbody
(decaying) decaying fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Collybia cirrhata Piggyback Shanklet Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Collybia cirrhata/Collybia cirrhatapiggyback shankletfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesdecayingfruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decaying fruitbody
(fallen) fallen fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Botryobasidium pruinatum a resupinate fungus Cantharellales: Botryobasidiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Botryobasidiaceae/Botryobasidium pruinatum/Botryobasidium pruinatuma resupinate fungusfruitbody Fungus / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesfallenfruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on fallen fruitbody
(mummified) mummified fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Collybia cirrhata Piggyback Shanklet Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Collybia cirrhata/Collybia cirrhatapiggyback shankletfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesmummifiedfruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on mummified fruitbody
(old, decayed) old, decayed fruitbody is decayed by basidiome Minor Ceriporia viridans a basidiomycete fungus Polyporales: Phanerochaetaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Phanerochaetaceae/Ceriporia viridans/Ceriporia viridansa basidiomycete fungusbasidiome Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesold, decayedfruitbodyMinor basidiome is saprobic on old, decayed fruitbody
(old, decayed) old, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Asterostroma laxum Loose Starweb Russulales: Lachnocladiaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 88: Asterostroma laxa Bres. apud Bourdot & Galzin, Legon, N.W. & Pegler, D.N., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Lachnocladiaceae/Asterostroma laxum/Asterostroma laxumloose starwebfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesold, decayedfruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on old, decayed fruitbody
(old) old fruitbody is decayed by cleistothecium Minor Sphaerodes fimicola a pyrenomycete Melanosporales: Ceratostomataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Sphaerodes fimicola/Sphaerodes fimicolaa pyrenomycetecleistothecium Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/PolyporalespolyporesoldfruitbodyMinor cleistothecium is saprobic on old fruitbody
(old) old fruitbody is parasitised by subiculate perithecium Hypomyces aurantius Orange Polypore Mould Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/Hypomyces aurantiusorange polypore mouldsubiculateperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesoldfruitbody subiculate perithecium parasitises old fruitbody
(old) old fruitbody is parasitised by Cladobotryum anamorph Hypomyces aurantius Orange Polypore Mould Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypomyces aurantius/Hypomyces aurantiusorange polypore mouldCladobotryum anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesoldfruitbody Cladobotryum anamorph parasitises old fruitbody
bracket (rottimg) rottimg bracket may have podetium UK/Ireland Chaenothecopsis caespitosa a lichen Mycocaliciales: Mycocaliciaceae Two little-known members of the Mycocaliciaceae on polypores, Hawksworth, D.L., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Mycocaliciales/Mycocaliciaceae/Chaenothecopsis caespitosa/Chaenothecopsis caespitosaa lichenpodetium Fungus / resting place / onUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporalespolyporesrottimgbracket (10)podetium may be found on rottimg bracket

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Hawksworth, D.L., 1980Two little-known members of the Mycocaliciaceae on polyporesTBMS Vol 74 (3): 650-651.
Ing, B., 1999The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland374pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Jaklitsch, W.M., 2011European species of Hypocrea part II: species with hyaline ascosporesFungalDiversity Vol 48: 1–250.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Legon, N.W. & Pegler, D.N., 1997Profiles of Fungi No. 88: Asterostroma laxa Bres. apud Bourdot & GalzinMycologist Vol 11 (4): 181.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

POLYPORALES (polypores) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

POLYPORALES (polypores) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Family 3 subtaxa 19 trophisms 3 references
Family 3 subtaxa 7 trophisms 2 references
Genus 3 subtaxa 7 trophisms 2 references
Family 40 subtaxa 441 trophisms 44 references
Family 6 subtaxa 161 trophisms 17 references
Family 2 subtaxa 3 trophisms 2 references
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Family 6 subtaxa 132 trophisms 7 references
Family 62 subtaxa 300 trophisms 65 references
Family 37 subtaxa 226 trophisms 31 references
Family 53 subtaxa 648 trophisms 54 references
Family 2 subtaxa 14 trophisms 1 references
Genus 2 subtaxa 14 trophisms 1 references
Family 2 subtaxa 3 trophisms 3 references
Genus 2 subtaxa 3 trophisms 3 references
Family 7 subtaxa 40 trophisms 7 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for POLYPORALES (polypores)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Bernicchia, A. 2005 Polyporaceae s.l. Fungi Europaei, Vol 10, 806pp, Candusso - Alssio
Bourdot, H. & Galzin, A. 1927 Hymenomycetes de France: Hetérobasidiés -- Homobasidiés Gymnocarpes Contribution à la flora mycologique de la Frane, 1, 761pp, Société Mycologique de France
Ellis, M.B. & J.P. 1990 Fungi without gills (Hymenomycetes and Gasteromycetes) an identification handbook 329pp, Chapman and Hall
Pegler, D.N. 1966 *** Key to the Genera of Polyporaceae ***(Superseded) BMSNB Vol 26: 14-28.
Ryvarden, L. & Gilbertson, R.L. 1993 European Polypores (2 vols) Synopsis Fungorum, 6 and 7, 743pp, Fungiflora
Stalpers, J.A. 1978 Identification of wood-inhabiting Aphyllophorales in pure culture Stud. Mycol. 16.

Polypores

Ryvarden, L. 1976 *** The Polyporaceae of Northern Europe (2 vols) ***(Superseded) Synopsis Fungorum, 1 and 2, 507pp, Fungiflora

POLYPORALES (polypores) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kauserud, H. Colman, J.E. & Ryvarden, L. 2008 Relationship between basidiospore size, shape and life history characteristics: a comparison of polypores FungEcol Vol 01 (1): 19-23.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to POLYPORALES (polypores):

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