Polyporales

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• Sistotrema confluens Tom Volk provides photographs and information on this odd tooth fungus in honor of the tercentenary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus.
• Polyporus sp. Microscopic image.
• Terana caerulea Several photographs of this blue species.
• Trametes versicolor Several photographs of this multicolored bracket fungus.
• Ganoderma Photographs of Ganoderma carnosum and Ganoderma lucidum.
• Hydnellum peckii: Bleeding Tooth Fungus Description of this species, and photograph of it exuding droplets of red fluid.
• Ganoderma applanatum Photograph of an old specimen of this bracket fungus and what was found when it was turned over.
• Phanerochaete chrysosporium Tom Volk and his colleagues discovered that this crust fungus can degrade phenolic resin plastics which are used in laminating formica and which were previously thought to be non-biodegradable.
• Grifola frondosa, the Hen of the Woods Photographs and article by Tom Volk on this edible fungus which is known as maitake in Japan where it is cultivated on artificial logs composed of sawdust.
• Ganoderma lucidum, Reishi or Ling Zhi This species is used in oriental medicine and can be cultured on logs. Article with photographs by Tom Volk.
• Antrodiella semisupiforme This species photographed in Puerto Rico.
• Steccherinum ochraceum Photograph of this species.
• Irpex lacteus Photograph of this species.
• Hydnellum caeruleum An article by Sean Westmoreland and Tom Volk on this strange species with indeterminate fruiting bodies.
• Sistotrema confluens Photograph and information on this polypore from the paramo of Costa Rica.
• Albatrellus peckianus Photograph of this species found here in the oak forests of Central America.
• Albatrellus pescaprae Photograph and information on this distinctive species with hexagonal pores.
• Hydnellum aurantium Photographs of this species and its spores.
• Climacodon septentrionale Several photographs of the Northern Tooth Fungus.
• Climacodon septentrionale Article by Tom Volk on the Northern Tooth Fungus which is a parasite of trees, usually maples, and of how one specimen went travelling in the U.S.
• Phlebia coccineofulva, Hyphoderma puberum and Pulcherricium caeruleum Illustrated article by Tom Volk on these three crust fungi, often found on the underside of decaying logs in the forest.
• Ganoderma applanatum Article by Tom Volk on this perennial shelf fungus, information on Polypores in general, and a photograph of another species, Ganoderma lucidum.
• Bridgeoporus nobilissimus Photographs and a great deal of information on this species which is believed to produce the largest fruiting bodies of any fungus.
• Antrodia albida Two photographs of this strange fungus.
• Antrodiella zonata Several photographs of this species, also known as Irpex brevis.
• Chondrostereum purpureum Information from Wikipedia on this fungus, its characteristics and use as a biological control agent.
• Fomitopsis pinicola Photograph and description of this species.
• Sparassis crispa Tom Volk provides photographs and information on the cauliflower or noodle mushroom.
• Antrodia xantha Several photographs of this species growing on a rotten beech log, including microscopic images of basidia, hyphae and spores.
• Grifola frondosa Several photographs of this bracket fungus, commonly known as Hen of the Woods, including enlarged images.
• Radulomyces confluens Several photographs of this resupinate fungus.
• Sparassis crispa Several photographs of this fungus, commonly known as the Wood Cauliflower.
• Postia Many photographs of this bracket fungus including magnified images of the pores, chlamydospores and spores.
• Polypores Dr Josef Vlasak displays the extensive collection of these fungi he has built, gathered from the Czech and Slovak Republics and the USA.
• Hyphodontia arguta Photographs of this species and its typical habitat.
• Schizoporaceae Photographs of Hyphodontia arguta, Hyphodontia sambuci and Schizopora paradoxa.
• Gloeophyllum trabeum Two photographs of this fungus on a dead log, and photographs of its typical habitat.
• Ganoderma applanatum Student project on the artist's conk including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
• Chicken of the Woods Student project on the fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
• Ganoderma applanatum Photograph of fruiting bodies of this fungus showing the dusting of basidiospores on surrounding foliage.