Poronia punctata (L.) Fr.
(Nail Fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPoronia punctata (Nail Fungus)
GenusPoronia (a genus of fungi)
FamilyXYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
OrderXYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus) :
1: Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus)
30 Apr 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on old pony dung
Image 1: Fruitbodies
2: Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus)
10 Nov 2013 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
on Pony dropping
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - oblique view - close-up - grey backgroundImage 4: Fruitbodies - top view - close-upImage 5: Fruitbodies - top view - close-up - grey backgroundImage 6: Fruitbodies - oblique view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Fruitbodies - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Fruitbodies - side view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 9: Fruitbodies - side view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 10: Fruitbodies - side view - close-up - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 11: Fruitbodies - top view - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Fruitbodies - top view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 13: Fruitbodies - top view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 14: Fruitbodies - top view - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 15: Fruitbody - LS - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 16: Perithecial layer - LS - close-up - magnified - grey backgroundImage 17: Perithecial layer - top view - close-up - magnifiedImage 18: Ascospores and ascus apical apparati - magnifiedImage 19: Ascospores and ascus apical apparati - highly magnifiedImage 20: Ascospores and ascus apical apparati - highly magnified (2)Image 21: Ascospores and ascus apical apparati - highly magnified (3)Image 22: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 23: Ascospores - magnified (2)Image 24: Ascospores - magnified (3)Image 25: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 26: Ascus apical apparati - highly magnified
3: Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus)
12 Sep 2006 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Group of small dried out stromata on dry Pony dung . Photos: Small dried out stromata on dried up dung
Image 1: Small stromata - on dried up dung - in situ
4: Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus)
20 Dec 2005 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on pony dung . Photos: Fruitbodies: in situ & close-ups
Image 1: Fruitbodies - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies - in situImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view - close-upImage 4: Fruitbodies - top surfaces - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Fruitbodies - top surfaces - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Fruitbody - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Fruitbody - top surface - close-up - highly enlargedImage 8: Fruitbody - top surface - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 9: Fruitbody - top surface - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 10: Fruitbody - top surface - close-up - highly enlarged (4)
5: Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus)
30 Jul 1978 OSGR: SZ29 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Young fruitbodies (conidial stage) on horse dung . Photos: Young fruitbodies (conidial stage): in situ, & close-ups
Image 1: Fruitbodies - young (conidial stage)Image 2: Fruitbodies - young (conidial stage) - close-upImage 3: Fruitbodies - young (conidial stage) - side view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dickson, G. & Leonard, A. 1996 Fungi of the New Forest - A Mycota 210pp, British Mycological Society
Evans, S. 2006 Conservation Corner (April 2006) Field Mycology Vol 7 (2): 69-71.
Ing, B. 1989 First Steps - a Beginner’s Guide: Why not look at dung fungi? Mycologist Vol 03 (1): 33-34.
Whalley, A.J.S. & Dickson, G.C. 1986 Poronia punctata, a declining species? Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (1): 54-57.

Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Poronia punctata (Nail Fungus)

Endangered

NT

Tranche 1, Dec 1995

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