Phellinus alni
((A Bracket Fungus))

Interactions where Phellinus alni 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 parasitises live trunk			Alnus glutinosa	Alder	Fagales: Betulaceae	Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus alni/	Phellinus alni	(a bracket fungus)				fruitbody	Foodplant / parasite		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/	Alnus glutinosa	alder		live	trunk
fruitbody		fruitbody parasitises live trunk			Alnus incana	Grey Alder	Fagales: Betulaceae	Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus alni/	Phellinus alni	(a bracket fungus)				fruitbody	Foodplant / parasite		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/	Alnus incana	grey alder		live	trunk		Major
fruitbody		fruitbody parasitises live trunk			Carpinus betulus	Hornbeam	Fagales: Betulaceae	Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus alni/	Phellinus alni	(a bracket fungus)				fruitbody	Foodplant / parasite		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/	Carpinus betulus	hornbeam		live	trunk
fruitbody		fruitbody parasitises live trunk			Corylus avellana	Hazel	Fagales: Betulaceae	Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus alni/	Phellinus alni	(a bracket fungus)				fruitbody	Foodplant / parasite		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus avellana/	Corylus avellana	hazel		live	trunk
fruitbody		fruitbody parasitises live trunk			Fagus sylvatica	Beech	Fagales: Fagaceae	Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus alni/	Phellinus alni	(a bracket fungus)				fruitbody	Foodplant / parasite		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/	Fagus sylvatica	beech		live	trunk
fruitbody		fruitbody parasitises live trunk			Juglans regia	Walnut	Fagales: Juglandaceae	Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus alni/	Phellinus alni	(a bracket fungus)				fruitbody	Foodplant / parasite		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Juglandaceae/Juglans regia/	Juglans regia	walnut		live	trunk
fruitbody		fruitbody parasitises live trunk			Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	Lamiales: Oleaceae	Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus alni/	Phellinus alni	(a bracket fungus)				fruitbody	Foodplant / parasite		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus excelsior/	Fraxinus excelsior	ash		live	trunk
fruitbody		fruitbody parasitises live trunk			Malus pumila	Apple	Rosales: Rosaceae	Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus alni/	Phellinus alni	(a bracket fungus)				fruitbody	Foodplant / parasite		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/	Malus pumila	apple		live	trunk
fruitbody		fruitbody parasitises live trunk			Prunus padus	Bird Cherry	Rosales: Rosaceae	Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus alni/	Phellinus alni	(a bracket fungus)				fruitbody	Foodplant / parasite		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus padus/	Prunus padus	bird cherry		live	trunk
fruitbody		fruitbody parasitises live trunk			Sorbus aucuparia	Rowan, Mountain Ash	Rosales: Rosaceae	Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus alni/	Phellinus alni	(a bracket fungus)				fruitbody	Foodplant / parasite		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus aucuparia/	Sorbus aucuparia	rowan, mountain ash		live	trunk

Author & Year	Title	Source
Fischer, M., 1995	Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe	Mycol. Res. Vol 99 (6): 735-744.

Phellinus alni (A Bracket Fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Phellinus alni (A Bracket Fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phellinus
(a genus of porecrusts and brackets)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Phellinus alni ((A Bracket Fungus))
Genus	Phellinus (a genus of porecrusts and brackets)
Family	HYMENOCHAETACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
Order	HYMENOCHAETALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Phellinus alni is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Hymenochaetaceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Ainsworth, M.	2010	Alder Carr Fungi - Some British Alder-associated wood-inhabiting fungi	Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 10-15.
	Fischer, M.	1995	Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe	Mycol. Res. Vol 99 (6): 735-744.

Phellinus alni (A Bracket Fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

HYMENOCHAETACEAE
(a family of bracket fungi)

HYMENOCHAETALES
(an order of basidiomycete fungi)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phellinus alni (A Bracket Fungus):

Phellinus
(a genus of porecrusts and brackets)

HYMENOCHAETACEAE
(a family of bracket fungi)

HYMENOCHAETALES
(an order of basidiomycete fungi)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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