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» Albatrellus ellisii - Photograph of this polypore.

» 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.

» Antrodia albida - Two photographs of this strange fungus.

» Antrodia xantha - Several photographs of this species growing on a rotten beech log, including microscopic images of basidia, hyphae and spores.

» Antrodiella semisupiforme - This species photographed in Puerto Rico.

» Antrodiella zonata - Several photographs of this species, also known as Irpex brevis.

» Bjerkandera adusta - Photographs of the smoky bracket.

» Bjerkandera fumosa - Photographs of the big smoky bracket.

» Bridgeoporus nobilissimus - Photographs and a great deal of information on this species which is believed to produce the largest fruiting bodies of any fungus.

» Bulbillomyces farinosus - Photograph of this species.

» Chondrostereum purpureum - Photograph of the parasitic silverleaf fungus.

» Chondrostereum purpureum - Image of this species.

» Chondrostereum purpureum - Information from Wikipedia on this fungus, its characteristics and use as a biological control agent.

» 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.

» Daedalea quercina - Photograph of this species, sometimes known as the Maze-gill Fungus.

» Daedaleopsis confragosa - Photograph of this species, sometimes known as the Blushing Bracket.

» Fistulina hepatica - Photograph of the Beefsteak Fungus.

» Fomes fomentarius - Photograph of the Tinder Fungus or Hoof Fungus.

» Fomitopsis pinicola - Photograph of this species.

» Ganoderma - Photographs of Ganoderma carnosum and Ganoderma lucidum.

» Ganoderma applanatum - Photograph of an old specimen of this bracket fungus and what was found when it was turned over.

» Ganoderma applanatum - Photograph of fruiting bodies of this fungus showing the dusting of basidiospores on surrounding foliage.

» Ganoderma applanatum - Article by Tom Volk on this perennial shelf fungus, information on Polypores in general, and a photograph of another species, Ganoderma lucidum.

» 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.

» Ganoderma resinaceum - Photograph of this species.

» Gloeophyllum trabeum - Two photographs of this fungus on a dead log, and photographs of its typical habitat.

» Grifola frondosa - Several photographs of this bracket fungus, commonly known as Hen of the Woods, including enlarged images.

» Grifola frondosa - Photograph of Hen of the Woods.

» 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.

» Hydnellum aurantium - Photographs of this species and its spores.

» Hydnellum caeruleum - An article by Sean Westmoreland and Tom Volk on this strange species with indeterminate fruiting bodies.

» Hydnellum peckii: Bleeding Tooth Fungus - Description of this species, and photograph of it exuding droplets of red fluid.

» Hyphodontia arguta - Photographs of this species and its typical habitat.

» Inonotus hispidus - Photograph of this large and hairy bracket fungus.

» Irpex lacteus - Photograph of this species.

» Laetiporus sulphoreus - Photograph of this species, known as Chicken of the Woods.

» Meripilus giganteus - Photograph and information on this large species.

» 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.

» 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.

» Piptoporus betulinus - Photograph of this species, sometimes known as the Razor Strop Fungus.

» Polypores - Dr Josef Vlasak displays the extensive collection of these fungi he has built, gathered from the Czech and Slovak Republics and the USA.

» Polyporus brumalis - Photograph and details of this species.

» Polyporus sp. - Microscopic image.

» Polyporus squamosus - Photograph of the Dryad’s Saddle.

» Postia - Many photographs of this bracket fungus including magnified images of the pores, chlamydospores and spores.

» Radulomyces confluens - Several photographs of this resupinate fungus.

» Schizoporaceae - Photographs of Hyphodontia arguta, Hyphodontia sambuci and Schizopora paradoxa.

» Sistotrema confluens - Photograph and information on this polypore from the paramo of Costa Rica.

» Sparassis crispa - Several photographs of this fungus, commonly known as the Wood Cauliflower.

» Sparassis crispa - Photograph of this edible species and an identification guide.

» Sparassis crispa - A photograph and information on this coral fungus, commonly known as Cauliflower Mushroom.

» Steccherinum ochraceum - Photograph of this species.

» Terana caerulea - Several photographs of this blue species.

» Trametes suaveolens - Photograph of this species.

» Trametes versicolor - Several photographs of this species and an identification guide.

» Trametes versicolor - Several photographs of this multicolored bracket fungus.

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