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

Interactions where Pterula multifida 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 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 multifida	a coral fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/	Salix	willows		fallen, dead, damp, decayed	catkin
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 multifida	a coral fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/	Rosa	roses and briars		dead, damp, decayed	stem (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 multifida	a coral fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus fruticosus agg./	Rubus fruticosus agg.	brambles, blackberries		dead, damp, decayed	stem (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 multifida	a coral fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus subnodulosus/	Juncus subnodulosus	blunt-flowered rush		dead, damp, decayed	stem
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 multifida	a coral fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/	Picea	spruces		dead, damp, decayed	needle	litter
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 multifida	a coral fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/	Trees	broadleaved and coniferous trees		dead, damp, decayed	leaf	litter
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 multifida	a coral fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Pteridophyta/Filicopsida/	Filicopsida	leptosporangiate ferns		dead, damp, decayed	frond
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 multifida	a coral fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Polystichum/	Polystichum	shield-ferns		dead, damp, decayed	frond

Author & Year	Title	Source
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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

FUNGI
(true fungi)

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

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Pterula multifida (a coral fungus)
Genus	Pterula (a genus of coral fungi)
Family	PTERULACEAE (a family of coral fungi)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
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)

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

NBN

NBN (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:

Pterula
(a genus of coral fungi)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

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 Pterula multifida (a coral fungus):

Pterula
(a genus of coral fungi)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

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))

Creative Commons License

This website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material on the BioInfo website by Malcolm Storey is licensed under the above Creative Commons Licence.

BioInfo - Wildlife Information (UK)