Phellinus populicola Niemelä
(a bracket fungus)

Interactions where Phellinus populicola 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 Populus alba White Poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995
Fungi associated with Poplars, Robinson, K., Burnham, A., Kibby, G. & Ainsworth, M., 2011
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus populicola/Phellinus populicolaa bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarlivetrunkMajor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Major Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens grey poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Fungi associated with Poplars, Robinson, K., Burnham, A., Kibby, G. & Ainsworth, M., 2011
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus populicola/Phellinus populicolaa bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens/Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescensgrey poplarlivetrunkMajor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Major Populus tremula Aspen Malpighiales: Salicaceae Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995
Fungi associated with Poplars, Robinson, K., Burnham, A., Kibby, G. & Ainsworth, M., 2011
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus populicola/Phellinus populicolaa bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus tremula/Populus tremulaaspenlivetrunkMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Fischer, M., 1995Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in EuropeMycol. Res. Vol 99 (6): 735-744.
Robinson, K., Burnham, A., Kibby, G. & Ainsworth, M., 2011Fungi associated with PoplarsField Mycology vol 12 (2): 56-67.

Phellinus populicola (a bracket fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phellinus populicola (a bracket fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhellinus populicola (a bracket fungus)
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 populicola (a bracket fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Fischer, M. 1995 Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe Mycol. Res. Vol 99 (6): 735-744.
Robinson, K., Burnham, A., Kibby, G. & Ainsworth, M. 2011 Fungi associated with Poplars Field Mycology vol 12 (2): 56-67.

Phellinus populicola (a bracket fungus) 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 populicola (a bracket fungus):

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