Aurantiporus fissilis (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) H. Jahn ex Ryvarden
(Greasy Bracket)

Interactions where Aurantiporus fissilis 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 large, dead, standing trunk UK/Ireland 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/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Aurantiporus fissilis/Aurantiporus fissilisgreasy bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabircheslarge, dead, standingtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on large, dead, standing trunk UK/Ireland 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
Profiles of Fungi No. 50: Aurantioporus alborubescens (Bourdot & Galzin) Jahn, Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 1993
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Aurantiporus fissilis/Aurantiporus fissilisgreasy bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeecheslarge, dead, standingtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on large, dead, standing trunk UK/Ireland 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/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Aurantiporus fissilis/Aurantiporus fissilisgreasy bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoakslarge, dead, standingtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on large, dead, standing trunk UK/Ireland Malus apples 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/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Aurantiporus fissilis/Aurantiporus fissilisgreasy bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleslarge, dead, standingtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on large, dead, standing trunk UK/Ireland Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae 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/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Aurantiporus fissilis/Aurantiporus fissilisgreasy bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmslarge, dead, standingtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on large, dead, standing trunk UK/Ireland Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree, Tulip-tree Magnoliales: Magnoliaceae 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/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Aurantiporus fissilis/Aurantiporus fissilisgreasy bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliales/Magnoliaceae/Liriodendron tulipifera/Liriodendron tulipiferatulip tree, tulip-treelarge, dead, standingtrunk

Aurantiporus fissilis (Greasy Bracket) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aurantiporus fissilis (Greasy Bracket) 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
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 1993Profiles of Fungi No. 50: Aurantioporus alborubescens (Bourdot & Galzin) JahnMycologist Vol 07 (1): 15.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAurantiporus fissilis (Greasy Bracket)
GenusAurantiporus (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyPOLYPORACEAE (a family of polypores)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
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 Aurantiporus fissilis (Greasy Bracket)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, M. 2004 Developing tools for assessing fungal interest in habitats, 1: beech woodland saprotrophs Research Reports, Report no 597, 75pp, English Nature
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W. 1993 Profiles of Fungi No. 50: Aurantioporus alborubescens (Bourdot & Galzin) Jahn Mycologist Vol 07 (1): 15.

Aurantiporus fissilis (Greasy Bracket) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aurantiporus fissilis (Greasy Bracket):

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