Ganoderma colossus[5][6] is a Basidiomycete bracket-fungus species in the family Ganodermataceae, previously placed in the genus Tomophagus. Records are from central and southern America and equatorial Africa (see GBIF); no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[6]

Ganoderma colossus
Tomophagus colossus fruiting on the cycad Macrozamia moorei in Florida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Ganodermataceae
Genus: Ganoderma
Species:
G. colossus
Binomial name
Ganoderma colossus
(Fr.) CF Baker, 1918
Synonyms

Tomophagus colossus (Fr.) Murrill 1905[1]
Dendrophagus colossus (Fr.) Murrill 1905[2]
Polyporus hollandii Massee 1901[3]
Polyporus colossus Fr. 1851[4]

References

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  1. ^ Murrill WA (1905). Tomophagus for Dendrophagus. Torreya 5: 197
  2. ^ Murrill WA (1905) In: Bull. Torrey bot. Club 32(9):473
  3. ^ Massee (1901) In: Bull. Misc. Inf., Kew: 163
  4. ^ Fries EM (1851) In: Nov. Symb. Myc.: 56
  5. ^ Baker CF (1918) In: Brotéria: 425
  6. ^ a b Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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