Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster)
(a bracket fungus)

Interactions where Postia sp. ined. (near P. 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
fruitbody (dominant) dominant fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen trunk Restricted Taxus baccata Yew Pinales: Taxaceae /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster)/Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster)a bracket fungusdominantfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayewdead, fallentrunkSole
Ptychogaster anamorph Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, fallen trunk Restricted Taxus baccata Yew Pinales: Taxaceae /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster)/Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster)a bracket fungusPtychogaster anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayewdead, fallentrunkSole

Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) (a bracket fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) (a bracket fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPostia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) (a bracket fungus)
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)

Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) (a bracket fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) (a bracket fungus):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 24 images of Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) (a bracket fungus)

An apparently undescribed species close to Oligoporus ptychogaster, but differing in the well-developed fruitbodies and the imperfect (Ptychogaster) stage which is reddish-brown and weeps reddish droplets. It has been found in Surrey and Berkshire and is apparently restricted to Taxus.

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