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Giant Polypore
Meripilus giganteus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Polyporales ›Family: Meripilaceae ›Genus: Meripilus
About
Meripilus giganteus is a polypore fungus in the family Meripilaceae. It causes a white rot in various types of broadleaved trees, particularly beech (Fagus), but also Abies, Picea, Pinus, Quercus and Ulmus species. This bracket fungus, commonly known as the giant polypore or black-staining polypore, is often found in large clumps at the base of trees, although fruiting bodies are sometimes found some distance away from the trunk, parasitizing the roots. M. giganteus has a circumboreal...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Giant Polypore is Meripilus giganteus.
- Giant Polypore belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Giant Polypore belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- Giant Polypore belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- Giant Polypore belongs to the order Polyporales.
- Giant Polypore belongs to the family Meripilaceae.
- Giant Polypore belongs to the genus Meripilus.