MERIPILACEAE Jülich
(giant polypores)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Grifola frondosa
Hen Of The Woods
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 		Species 33 images
Meripilus giganteus
Giant Polypore
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 		Species 3 images 3 ident. refs
Physisporinus
a genus of porecrust fungi
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 80 images
Rigidoporus
a genus of bracket fungi
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 16 images 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ryvarden, L., Melo, I., Niemelä, T. 2014 Poroid Fungi of Europe Synopsis Fungorum, Vol 31, 455pp, Fungiflora

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MERIPILACEAE (giant polypores)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 132 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for MERIPILACEAE (giant polypores)
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