Fomitiporia robusta (P. Karst.) Fiasson & Niemelä
(Robust Bracket)

Interactions where Fomitiporia robusta 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
bracket bracket parasitises live trunk (base) of veteran 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Fomitiporia robusta/Fomitiporia robustarobust bracketbracket Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoakslivetrunk (base)veteran

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

Fomitiporia robusta (Robust Bracket) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Fomitiporia robusta (Robust Bracket) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFomitiporia robusta (Robust Bracket)
GenusFomitiporia
FamilyHYMENOCHAETACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderHYMENOCHAETALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
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 Fomitiporia robusta (Robust Bracket)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, M. 2008 Phellinus (Fuscoporia) wahlbergii new to Britain Field Mycology Vol 9 (4): 131-135, rear cover.
Dickson, G. & Leonard, A. 1996 Fungi of the New Forest - A Mycota 210pp, British Mycological Society
Reid, D.A. & Dickson, G. 1989 Phellinus robustus Mycol. Res. Vol 092 (1): 108-109.

Fomitiporia robusta (Robust 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 Fomitiporia robusta (Robust Bracket):

Rare

VU/B

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