Fuscoporia torulosa (Pers.) T. Wagner & M. Fisch.
(Tufted Bracket)

Interactions where Fuscoporia torulosa 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 (esp. base) UK/Ireland Arbutus unedo Strawberry-tree Ericales: Ericaceae 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/Fuscoporia torulosa/Fuscoporia torulosatufted bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arbutus unedo/Arbutus unedostrawberry-treelivetrunk (esp. base)
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) UK/Ireland Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut 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/Fuscoporia torulosa/Fuscoporia torulosatufted bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/Castanea sativasweet chestnutlivetrunk (esp. base)
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) UK/Ireland Quercus cerris Turkey Oak 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/Fuscoporia torulosa/Fuscoporia torulosatufted bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oaklivetrunk (esp. base)
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) UK/Ireland Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak 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/Fuscoporia torulosa/Fuscoporia torulosatufted bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus robur/Quercus roburpedunculate oaklivetrunk (esp. base)
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) UK/Ireland Crataegus hawthorns 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Fuscoporia torulosa/Fuscoporia torulosatufted bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornslivetrunk (esp. base)
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) UK/Ireland Prunus avium Wild Cherry 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Fuscoporia torulosa/Fuscoporia torulosatufted bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus avium/Prunus aviumwild cherrylivetrunk (esp. base)
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk (base esp.) [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Fuscoporia torulosa/Fuscoporia torulosatufted bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treeslivetrunk (base esp.)

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

Fuscoporia torulosa (Tufted Bracket) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Fuscoporia torulosa (Tufted Bracket) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFuscoporia torulosa (Tufted Bracket)
GenusFuscoporia
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 Fuscoporia torulosa (Tufted Bracket)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, M. 2008 Phellinus (Fuscoporia) wahlbergii new to Britain Field Mycology Vol 9 (4): 131-135, rear cover.
Loizides, M. 2011 Quercus alnifolia: the indigenous Golden Oak of Cyprus and its fungi Field Mycology Vol 12 (3): 81-88.
Overall, A. 2010 Fungi Royale: some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks - Part 1 Field Mycology Vol 11 (3): 101-4.
Wakefield, E.M. 1952 New or rare British hymenomycetes (Aphyllophorales) TBMS Vol 35 (1): 34-65.

Fuscoporia torulosa (Tufted Bracket) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Tomsovsky, M. & Jankovsky, L. 2007 DNA sequence analysis of extraordinary fruiting specimens of Fuscoporia torulosa (Phellinus torulosus) on Pyrus spp. Czech Mycology vol 59(1): 91-99.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Fuscoporia torulosa (Tufted Bracket):

Rare

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