Coniophora arida (Fr.) P. Karst.
(Dry Duster)

Interactions where Coniophora arida is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed runner UK/IrelandRare Hedera helix Ivy Apiales: Araliaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydecayedrunnerRare
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor Buxus sempervirens Box Buxales: Buxaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Buxales/Buxaceae/Buxus sempervirens/Buxus sempervirensboxdecayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesdecayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksdecayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/FraxinusashesdecayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/PopuluspoplarsdecayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/SalixwillowsdecayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore, Great Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/Acer pseudoplatanussycamore, great mapledecayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Minor [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubsdecayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Major PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/PinopsidaconifersdecayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Major PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/PinopsidaconifersdecayedbarkMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Juniperus junipers Pinales: Cupressaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus/Juniperusjunipersdecayedbark
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Juniperus junipers Pinales: Cupressaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus/Juniperusjunipersdecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Larix larches Pinales: Pinaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/Larixlarchesdecayedbark
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Larix larches Pinales: Pinaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/Larixlarchesdecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood UK/Ireland Larix decidua Larch, European Larch Pinales: Pinaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix decidua/Larix decidualarch, european larchdecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdecayedbark
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Major Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/PinuspinesdecayedbarkMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Major Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/PinuspinesdecayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed bark Taxus baccata Yew Pinales: Taxaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayewdecayedbark
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood Taxus baccata Yew Pinales: Taxaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayewdecayedwood

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Legon, N.W., 2006Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora aridaMycologist Vol 20 (4): 183-184.

Coniophora arida (Dry Duster) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Coniophora arida (Dry Duster) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesConiophora arida (Dry Duster)
GenusConiophora (Bot.) (a genus of resupinate boletes)
FamilyCONIOPHORACEAE (a family of resupinate boletes)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coniophora arida (Dry Duster)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. 2006 Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida Mycologist Vol 20 (4): 183-184.
Wakefield, E.M. 1952 New or rare British hymenomycetes (Aphyllophorales) TBMS Vol 35 (1): 34-65.

Coniophora arida (Dry Duster) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Coniophora arida (Dry Duster):

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