Postia ptychogaster (F. Ludw.) Vesterh.
(Powderpuff Bracket)

Interactions where Postia ptychogaster 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
bracket bracket parasitises live root Minor Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericales: Ericaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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Ptychogaster anamorph (dominant) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph parasitises live root Minor Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericales: Ericaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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bracket bracket parasitises live PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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bracket bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed wood PINOPSIDA conifers 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketbracket Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, decayedwood
bracket bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed stump PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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Ptychogaster anamorph (dominant) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph parasitises live PINOPSIDA conifers 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketdominantPtychogaster anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconiferslive
Ptychogaster anamorph (dominant) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed wood PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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Ptychogaster anamorph (dominant) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed stump PINOPSIDA conifers 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketdominantPtychogaster anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, decayedstump
bracket bracket parasitises live Major Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lawson’s Cypress Pinales: Cupressaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketbracket Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressliveMajor
bracket bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lawson’s Cypress Pinales: Cupressaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketbracket Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressdead, decayedwoodMajor
bracket bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Major Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lawson’s Cypress Pinales: Cupressaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketbracket Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressdead, decayedstumpMajor
Ptychogaster anamorph (dominant) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph parasitises live Major Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lawson’s Cypress Pinales: Cupressaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketdominantPtychogaster anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressliveMajor
Ptychogaster anamorph (dominant) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lawson’s Cypress Pinales: Cupressaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketdominantPtychogaster anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressdead, decayedwoodMajor
Ptychogaster anamorph (dominant) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Major Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lawson’s Cypress Pinales: Cupressaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketdominantPtychogaster anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressdead, decayedstumpMajor
bracket bracket parasitises live Major Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketbracket Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/PiceasprucesliveMajor
bracket bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketbracket Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdead, decayedwoodMajor
bracket bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Major Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketbracket Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdead, decayedstumpMajor
Ptychogaster anamorph (dominant) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph parasitises live Major Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketdominantPtychogaster anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/PiceasprucesliveMajor
Ptychogaster anamorph (dominant) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Major Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketdominantPtychogaster anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdead, decayedstumpMajor
Ptychogaster anamorph (dominant) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketdominantPtychogaster anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdead, decayedwoodMajor
bracket bracket parasitises live Major Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketbracket Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/PinuspinesliveMajor
bracket bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketbracket Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdead, decayedwoodMajor
bracket bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Major Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketbracket Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdead, decayedstumpMajor
Ptychogaster anamorph (dominant) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph parasitises live Major Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketdominantPtychogaster anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/PinuspinesliveMajor
Ptychogaster anamorph (dominant) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Major Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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Ptychogaster anamorph (dominant) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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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

Postia ptychogaster (Powderpuff Bracket) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Postia ptychogaster (Powderpuff Bracket) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPostia ptychogaster (Powderpuff Bracket)
GenusPostia (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyFOMITOPSIDACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
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 Postia ptychogaster (Powderpuff Bracket)

Postia ptychogaster (Powderpuff Bracket) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Postia ptychogaster (Powderpuff Bracket):

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An unusual bracket fungus which produces a roundish, furry mass containing pale brown chlamydospores. The thin, pure white backets of the sexual stage sometimes grow beneath or nearby. It rots a wide variety of coniferous logs.

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