Daedalea quercina (L.) Pers.
(Oak Mazegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDaedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill)
GenusDaedalea (a genus of fungi)
FamilyFOMITOPSIDACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
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)
Records of Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill) :
1: Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill)
29 Jun 2008 OSGR: SE58 54° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
on old, dead, oak stump
Image 1: Bracket - in situ - under surfaceImage 2: Brackets - in situ - top viewImage 3: Brackets - in situ - top view (2)Image 4: Brackets - in situ - under surface showing labyrinthine poresImage 5: Bracket - top surface - close-upImage 6: Bracket - top surface - close-up (2)Image 7: Labyrinthine pores - close-upImage 8: Labyrinthine pores - close-up (2)
2: Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill)
24 Dec 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on half-buried pole
Image 1: Labyrinthiform poresImage 2: top surfaceImage 3: top surface - close-upImage 4: Under surfaceImage 5: Spores
3: Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill)
15 Feb 1976 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Bracket - top surface - in situImage 2: Bracket - under surface - in situ
4: Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill)
25 May 1974 OSGR: SE33 53° 50’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Small old bracket #1 - in situImage 2: Small old bracket #2 - in situ
5: Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill)
24 Sep 1968 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Bracket - pore surfaceImage 2: Bracket - top surface - in situ

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. 2006 Profiles of Fungi No. 136: Daedalea quercina Mycologist Vol 19 (1): 44.

Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Daedalea quercina (Oak Mazegill)

A common bracket fungus on broad-leaved trees, especially Quercus. A medium-sized species with a hard corky texture that is slow to decay. Unlike most bracket fungi which have pores, this species has thick corky gill-like plates.

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