POLYPORACEAE Fr. ex Corda
(a family of polypores)

Interactions where POLYPORACEAE 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
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Rare Schizopora paradoxa Split Porecrust 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/Schizopora paradoxa/Schizopora paradoxasplit porecrustfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporaceaea family of polyporesdead, decayedfruitbodyRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed fruitbody
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Minor Scopuloides rimosa a resupinate fungus 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/Scopuloides rimosa/Scopuloides rimosaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporaceaea family of polyporesdead, decayedfruitbodyMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed fruitbody
(dead, wet, decayed) dead, wet, decayed fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Rare Scopuloides hydnoides a resupinate fungus 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/Scopuloides hydnoides/Scopuloides hydnoidesa resupinate fungusfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporaceaea family of polyporesdead, wet, decayedfruitbodyRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, wet, decayed fruitbody
(dead) dead fruitbody is decayed by fruitbody Sistotrema coroniferum a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Hydnaceae 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/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema coroniferum/Sistotrema coroniferuma basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporaceaea family of polyporesdeadfruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
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

POLYPORACEAE (a family of polypores) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

POLYPORACEAE (a family of 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
Cerrena unicolor
a bracket fungus
Species 9 trophisms 1 references
Cinereomyces lindbladii
a polypore fungus
Species 12 trophisms
Daedaleopsis confragosa
Blushing Bracket
Species 25 trophisms 1 references
Datronia mollis
Common Mazegill
Species 15 trophisms
Dichomitus campestris
Hazel Porecrust
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Dichomitus efibulatus
a polypore
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Diplomitoporus flavescens
a polypore fungus
Species 7 trophisms 1 references
Epithele typhae
a resupinate fungus
Species 8 trophisms 1 references
Erastia salmonicolor
Salmon Bracket
Species 2 trophisms
Faerberia carbonaria
Firesite Funnel
Species 1 trophisms 4 references
Fomes
a genus of fungi
Genus 1 subtaxa 23 trophisms 3 references
Hapalopilus
a genus of fungi
Genus 2 subtaxa 17 trophisms 1 references
Lentinus
a genus of toadstools
Genus 3 subtaxa 66 trophisms 5 references
Leptoporus mollis
Soft Bracket
Species 2 trophisms
Neolentinus
sawgills
Genus 3 subtaxa 12 trophisms 2 references
Panus
a genus of oysterling toadstools
Genus 1 subtaxa 18 trophisms 2 references
Perenniporia
a genus of bracket fungi
Genus 1 references
Polyporus
a genus of stipitate bracket fungi
Genus 7 subtaxa 124 trophisms 7 references
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
Cinnabar Bracket
Species 2 trophisms
Rhodonia placenta
a bracket fungus
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Skeletocutis
a genus of basidiomycete fungi
Genus 6 subtaxa 72 trophisms 1 references
Spongipellis
mazegill fungi
Genus 3 subtaxa 25 trophisms 4 references
Trametes
a genus of bracket fungi
Genus 9 subtaxa 148 trophisms 10 references
Truncospora atlantica
a bracket fungus
Species 4 trophisms 2 references
Tyromyces
a genus of bracket fungi
Genus 2 subtaxa 17 trophisms 1 references
Vanderbylia fraxinea
a bracket fungus
Species 26 trophisms
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for POLYPORACEAE (a family of polypores)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
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:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jonsell, M. & Nordlander, G. 2004 Host selection patterns in insects breeding in bracket fungi Ecological Entomology Vol 29 (6): 697 - 705.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to POLYPORACEAE (a family of polypores):

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