Name:		Thelephora gigantea Fr., (1815) page 152 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Phanerochaete gigantea (Fr.) S.S. Rattan, Abdullah & Ismail
Synonym(s):		Corticium giganteum (Fr.) Fr. (1838) Terana gigantea (Fr.) Kuntze (1891) Peniophora gigantea (Fr.) Massee (1892) Kneiffia gigantea (Fr.) Bres. (1903) Phlebia gigantea (Fr.) Donk (1957) Phlebiopsis gigantea (Fr.) Jülich (1978)
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Thelephora Ehrh. ex Willd. [Genus] Thelephoraceae Chevall. [Family] Thelephorales Corner ex Oberw. [Order] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Thelephora gigantea var. gigantea Thelephora gigantea var. latissima Fr. Thelephora gigantea var. minuta Fr.
Catalogue data:		Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 6: 610, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 15: 412
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]