Pterula multifida (Chevall.) Fr.
(a coral fungus)

Interactions where Pterula multifida is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 fallen, dead, damp, decayed catkin 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pterulaceae/Pterula multifida/Pterula multifidaa coral fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsfallen, dead, damp, decayedcatkin
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, damp, decayed stem (woody) Rosa roses and briars Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Agaricales/Pterulaceae/Pterula multifida/Pterula multifidaa coral fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/Rosaroses and briarsdead, damp, decayedstem (woody)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, damp, decayed stem (woody) Rubus fruticosus agg. brambles, blackberries Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Agaricales/Pterulaceae/Pterula multifida/Pterula multifidaa coral fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus fruticosus agg./Rubus fruticosus agg.brambles, blackberriesdead, damp, decayedstem (woody)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, damp, decayed stem Juncus subnodulosus Blunt-flowered Rush Poales: Juncaceae 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/Agaricales/Pterulaceae/Pterula multifida/Pterula multifidaa coral fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus subnodulosus/Juncus subnodulosusblunt-flowered rushdead, damp, decayedstem
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, damp, decayed needle of litter 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/Agaricales/Pterulaceae/Pterula multifida/Pterula multifidaa coral fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdead, damp, decayedneedlelitter
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, damp, decayed leaf of litter [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees 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/Agaricales/Pterulaceae/Pterula multifida/Pterula multifidaa coral fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdead, damp, decayedleaflitter
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, damp, decayed frond FILICOPSIDA leptosporangiate ferns 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/Agaricales/Pterulaceae/Pterula multifida/Pterula multifidaa coral fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/Filicopsidaleptosporangiate fernsdead, damp, decayedfrond
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, damp, decayed frond Polystichum shield-ferns Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae 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/Agaricales/Pterulaceae/Pterula multifida/Pterula multifidaa coral fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum/Polystichumshield-fernsdead, damp, decayedfrond

Pterula multifida (a coral fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pterula multifida (a coral fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPterula multifida (a coral fungus)
GenusPterula (a genus of coral fungi)
FamilyPTERULACEAE (a family of coral fungi)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pterula multifida (a coral fungus)

Pterula multifida (a coral fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pterula multifida (a coral fungus):

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