Polyporus P. Micheli ex Adans.
(a genus of stipitate bracket fungi)

Interactions where Polyporus 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
bracket bracket is parasitised by scattered or gregarious perithecium Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana/Sphaerostilbella berkeleyanaa pyrenomycetescattered or gregariousperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporus/Polyporusa genus of stipitate bracket fungibracket scattered or gregarious perithecium parasitises bracket
fruitbody fruitbody is food source of larva Questionable Cheilosia scutellata a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Cheilosia scutellata/Cheilosia scutellataa hoverflylarva Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporus/Polyporusa genus of stipitate bracket fungi?fruitbody larva feeds on fruitbody
fruitbody fruitbody is associate of larva Questionable Janssoniella caudata a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Section (a), Ferrière, C. & Kerrich, G.J., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Janssoniella caudata/Janssoniella caudataa chalcid wasplarva Fungus / associate /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporus/Polyporusa genus of stipitate bracket fungi?fruitbody larva is associated with fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ferrière, C. & Kerrich, G.J., 1958Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol VIII, Part 2 (a), 40pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Polyporus (a genus of stipitate bracket fungi) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Polyporus (a genus of stipitate bracket fungi) 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
Polyporus badius
Bay Polypore
Species 25 trophisms
Polyporus ciliatus
Fringed Polypore
Species 8 trophisms
Polyporus leptocephalus
Blackfoot Polypore
Species 37 trophisms
Polyporus melanopus
a bracket fungus
Species 4 trophisms
Polyporus squamosus
Dryad’s Saddle
Species 31 trophisms
Polyporus tuberaster
Tuberous Polypore
Species 11 trophisms 1 references
Polyporus umbellatus
Umbrella Polypore
Species 5 trophisms 6 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPolyporus (a genus of stipitate bracket fungi)
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)
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Polyporus (a genus of stipitate bracket fungi) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polyporus (a genus of stipitate bracket fungi):

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