Poronia punctata (L.) Fr.
(Nail Fungus)

Interactions where Poronia punctata 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
stroma (stalked) stalked stroma is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung Foreign Bos taurus Cattle, Domestic Cattle Artiodactyla: Bovidae New European and Australian records of Poronia erici Lohmeyer and Benkert, and a fairy tale concerning their possible relationship, Lohmeyer, T.R., 1994
Fungal Portraits No. 48: Poronia erici, Spooner, B., 2011
Poronia punctata, a declining species?, Whalley, A.J.S. & Dickson, G.C., 1986
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Poronia punctata/Poronia punctatanail fungusstalkedstroma Animal / dung / saprobeForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bos taurus/Bos tauruscattle, domestic cattledung
stroma (stalked) stalked stroma is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of open grassland or heathland but not woodland dung UK/IrelandMajor Equus ferus Horse Perissodactyla: Equidae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
New European and Australian records of Poronia erici Lohmeyer and Benkert, and a fairy tale concerning their possible relationship, Lohmeyer, T.R., 1994
Keys to Fungi on Dung, Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997
Fungal Portraits No. 48: Poronia erici, Spooner, B., 2011
Poronia punctata, a declining species?, Whalley, A.J.S. & Dickson, G.C., 1986
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Poronia punctata/Poronia punctatanail fungusstalkedstroma Animal / dung / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Perissodactyla/Equidae/Equus ferus/Equus ferushorseopen grassland or heathland but not woodlanddungMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Lohmeyer, T.R., 1994New European and Australian records of Poronia erici Lohmeyer and Benkert, and a fairy tale concerning their possible relationshipMycologist Vol 08 (01): 16-20.
Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997Keys to Fungi on Dung2 edition, 68pp, British Mycological Society
Spooner, B., 2011Fungal Portraits No. 48: Poronia ericiField Mycology Vol 12 (4): 110.
Whalley, A.J.S. & Dickson, G.C., 1986Poronia punctata, a declining species?Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (1): 54-57.

Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPoronia punctata (Nail Fungus)
GenusPoronia (a genus of fungi)
FamilyXYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
OrderXYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Dickson, G. & Leonard, A. 1996 Fungi of the New Forest - A Mycota 210pp, British Mycological Society
Evans, S. 2006 Conservation Corner (April 2006) Field Mycology Vol 7 (2): 69-71.
Ing, B. 1989 First Steps - a Beginner’s Guide: Why not look at dung fungi? Mycologist Vol 03 (1): 33-34.
Whalley, A.J.S. & Dickson, G.C. 1986 Poronia punctata, a declining species? Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (1): 54-57.

Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bignell, S. & King, D. 2011 Monitoring survey for the Nail Fungus, Poronia punctata, in the New Forest 31pp
Cox, J.H.S., Pickess, B.P. & Peters, A. 2005 Nail Fungus Poronia punctata in Dorset, 1999 to 2005: Population Changes and Ecological Observations Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society Vol 127: 95-99.
Cox, J.H.S. 1999 Survey of Nail Fungus Poronia punctata on Hartland Moor NNR/SSSI and Stoborough Heath NNR, Dorset, in 1999
Poland, J. 2004 Survey of Nail Fungus Poronia punctata in the New Forest during 2003-4.
Reid, D.A. 1986 A collection of Poronia punctata from Surrey Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (1): 58-59.
Spooner, B. 2011 Fungal Portraits No. 48: Poronia erici Field Mycology Vol 12 (4): 110.

Conservation

Evans, S. 2003 Conservation Corner (April 2000) Field Mycology Vol 1 (2): 56-57.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 41 images of Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus)

Endangered

NT

Tranche 1, Dec 1995

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