Fungalpedia – Note 2405, Polyporaceae 

 

Polyporaceae Fr.

Citation when using this data: Yuan HS et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Basidiomycota.

Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.

Classification: Polyporales, Incertae sedis, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi

The family was typified by Polyporus P. Micheli ex Adans. (Fries 1838), and its concept was originally described as a family of the Aphyllophorales that included all fungi with poroid hymenophores. Subsequently, the concept of Polyporaceae has been revised by many mycologists, and the classifications of Polyporaceae have been changing for a long time (Karsten 1879, 1881, 1892; Patouilliard 1900; Donk 1960, 1964; Jülich 1981; Ryvarden 1991; Zhao 1998; Kirk et al. 2008). Recently, systematic studies on the taxonomy and phylogeny of some genera of Polyporaceae have been reported, but comprehensive studies on the family level in the Polyporaceae are still lacking. Although Justo et al. (2017) presented a systematic revision of Polyporales at the order level based on sequences from LSU, ITS and RPB1 genes, only limited taxa of Polyporaceae were included in their analyses. Cui et al. (2019) performed a comprehensive study on the species diversity, taxonomy and phylogeny of Polyporaceae in China. They recorded 217 species and provided an outline of the phylogeny of the Polyporaceae in China. The definition of Polyporaceae still needs to be revised in the future.

Type genus: Polyporus P. Micheli ex Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 10 (1763).

 

References

Cui BK, Li HJ, Ji X, Zhou JL, Song J, Si J, Yang ZL, Dai YC 2019 – Species diversity, taxonomy and phylogeny of Polyporaceae (Basidiomycota) in China. Fungal Divers 97:137–392.

Donk MA 1960 – The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae. Persoonia 1:173–302.

Donk MA 1964 – A conspectus of the families of Aphyllophorales. Persoonia 3:199–324.

Fries E 1838 – Epicrisis systematis mycologici. Typographia Academica, Upsaliae.

Jülich W 1981 – Higher taxa of Basidiomycetes. Bibliotheca Mycologica 85:1–485.

Justo A, Miettinen O, Floudas D, Ortiz-Santana B, Sjökvist E, Lindner D, Nakasone K, Niemelä T, Larsson K-H, Ryvarden L, Hibbett DS 2017 – A revised family-level classification of the Polyporales (Basidiomycota). Fungal Biol 121:798–824.

Karsten PA 1879 – Symbolae ad mycologiam Fennicam. 6. Acta Societatis Pro Fauna et Flora Fennica 5:15–51.

Karsten PA 1881 – Symbolae ad mycologiam Fennicam. 8. Acta Societatis Pro Fauna et Flora Fennica 6:7–13.

Karsten PA 1892 – Mycetes aliquot in Mongolia et China boreali a clarissimo C.N. Potanin lecti. Hedwigia 31:38–40.

Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA 2008 – Ainsworth & Bisby’s dictionary of the fungi, 10th edn. CAB International, Wallingford.

Patouillard N 1900 – Essai taxonomique sur les familles et les genres des Hyménomycetes. Lucien Declume, Lons-le-Saunier.

Ryvarden L 1991 – Genera of polypores. Nomenclature and taxonomy. Syn Fung 5:1–363.

Zhao JD 1998 – Flora fungorum sinicorum 3, Polyporaceae. Science Press, Beijing, pp 1–456 (in Chinese).

 

Entry by

Hai-Sheng Yuan, CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, People’s Republic of China, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China

 

Published online 5 May 2026

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