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Polyporales

Fungus Orders

Polyporales is an order of about 1,800 species of fungi in the division Basidiomycota, encompassing the polypores as well as many corticioid fungi and a few agarics. Most members are saprotrophic wood-rotters, and some, in genera such as Ganoderma and Fomes, attack living trees before continuing to decompose the wood of their dead hosts. Molecular research has confirmed Polyporales as a monophyletic group within the class Agaricomycetes, and several of its species are cultivated commercially as food or for use in traditional Chinese medicine.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Artist's Conk, Species
Source Wikidata: Artist's Conk
Birch Polypore, Species
Source Wikidata: Birch Polypore
Cauliflower Fungus, Species
Source Wikidata: Cauliflower Fungus
Chicken of the Woods, Species
Source Wikidata: Chicken of the Woods
Fomitopsis Pinicola, Species
Source Wikidata: Fomitopsis Pinicola
Hen of the Woods, Species
Source Wikidata: Hen of the Woods
Reishi, Species
Source Wikidata: Reishi
Tinder Fungus, Species
Source Wikidata: Tinder Fungus
Turkey Tail, Species
Source Wikidata: Turkey Tail
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1343309, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Polyporales
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The Polyporales are an order of about 1,800 species of fungi in the division Basidiomycota.
  • In Group: Mushroom-Forming Fungus Orders, Lead
    The Polyporales are an order of about 1,800 species of fungi in the division Basidiomycota.
View the Source
Wikidata: Polyporales
Wikidata Q1343309, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Turkey Tail
Parent Taxon Of: Turkey Tail, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Chicken of the Woods
Parent Taxon Of: Chicken of the Woods, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Tinder Fungus
Parent Taxon Of: Tinder Fungus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Reishi
Parent Taxon Of: Reishi, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Hen of the Woods
Parent Taxon Of: Hen of the Woods, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Artist's Conk
Parent Taxon Of: Artist's Conk, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Cauliflower Fungus
Parent Taxon Of: Cauliflower Fungus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Birch Polypore
Parent Taxon Of: Birch Polypore, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Fomitopsis Pinicola
Parent Taxon Of: Fomitopsis Pinicola, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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