Peniophora quercina (Pers.) Cooke
(Oak Crust)

Interactions where Peniophora quercina 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 dead, attached branch Rare Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora quercina/Peniophora quercinaoak crustfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesdead, attachedbranchRare
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, attached branch Rare 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora quercina/Peniophora quercinaoak crustfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesdead, attachedbranchRare
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, attached branch Major 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora quercina/Peniophora quercinaoak crustfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdead, attachedbranchMajor

Interactions where Peniophora quercina is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
(live) live fruitbody is food source of larva II Restricted Hoplothrips fungi Oak Crust Thrips Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips fungi/Hoplothrips fungioak crust thripslarva II Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora quercina/Peniophora quercinaoak crustlivefruitbodySole (1-10)larva II feeds on live fruitbody
(live) live fruitbody is food source of larva V Restricted Hoplothrips fungi Oak Crust Thrips Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips fungi/Hoplothrips fungioak crust thripslarva V Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora quercina/Peniophora quercinaoak crustlivefruitbodySole (5-8)larva V feeds on live fruitbody
(live) live fruitbody is food source of male macropter Restricted Hoplothrips fungi Oak Crust Thrips Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips fungi/Hoplothrips fungioak crust thripsmale macropter Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora quercina/Peniophora quercinaoak crustlivefruitbodySole (1-10)male macropter feeds on live fruitbody
(live) live fruitbody is food source of female macropter Restricted Hoplothrips fungi Oak Crust Thrips Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips fungi/Hoplothrips fungioak crust thripsfemale macropter Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora quercina/Peniophora quercinaoak crustlivefruitbodySole (1-10)female macropter feeds on live fruitbody
(live) live fruitbody is food source of male micropter Restricted Hoplothrips fungi Oak Crust Thrips Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips fungi/Hoplothrips fungioak crust thripsmale micropter Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora quercina/Peniophora quercinaoak crustlivefruitbodySole (1-10)male micropter feeds on live fruitbody
(live) live fruitbody is food source of female micropter Restricted Hoplothrips fungi Oak Crust Thrips Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Hoplothrips fungi/Hoplothrips fungioak crust thripsfemale micropter Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora quercina/Peniophora quercinaoak crustlivefruitbodySole (1-10)female micropter feeds on live fruitbody
hymenium (live) live hymenium of fruitbody is parasitised by basidiocarp Tremella versicolor a brain fungus Tremellales: Tremellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella versicolor/Tremella versicolora brain fungusbasidiocarp Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora quercina/Peniophora quercinaoak crustlivehymeniumfruitbody basidiocarp parasitises live hymenium of fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Kirk, W.D.J., 1996ThripsNaturalists' Handbooks, 25, 70pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Peniophora quercina (Oak Crust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Peniophora quercina (Oak Crust) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPeniophora quercina (Oak Crust)
GenusPeniophora (a genus of resupinate basiomycete fungi)
FamilyPENIOPHORACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
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 Peniophora quercina (Oak Crust)

Peniophora quercina (Oak Crust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Peniophora quercina (Oak Crust):

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