Phellinus nigricans (Fr.) P. Karst.
(Black Bristle Bracket)

Interactions where Phellinus nigricans 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 Major Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995
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/Phellinus nigricans/Phellinus nigricansblack bristle bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabircheslivetrunkMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk Major Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995
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/Phellinus nigricans/Phellinus nigricansblack bristle bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesdeadtrunkMajor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus nigricans/Phellinus nigricansblack bristle bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowslivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus nigricans/Phellinus nigricansblack bristle bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsdeadtrunk

Author & YearTitleSource
Fischer, M., 1995Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in EuropeMycol. Res. Vol 99 (6): 735-744.
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

Phellinus nigricans (Black Bristle Bracket) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phellinus nigricans (Black Bristle Bracket) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhellinus nigricans (Black Bristle Bracket)
GenusPhellinus (a genus of porecrusts and brackets)
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 Phellinus nigricans (Black Bristle Bracket)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Fischer, M. 1995 Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe Mycol. Res. Vol 99 (6): 735-744.

Phellinus nigricans (Black Bristle 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 Phellinus nigricans (Black Bristle Bracket):

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