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(living things)
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(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
POLYPORALES
(polypores)
FOMITOPSIDACEAE
(a family of bracket fungi)
Postia
(a genus of bracket fungi)
Postia ptychogaster
(a bracket fungus)
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Postia ptychogaster (F. Ludw.) Vesterh., 1996 (a bracket fungus)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos
Postia ptychogaster Imperfect stage 5 October 1997 Berks England 5

Suggested Literature

Postia ptychogaster may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)		 POLYPORALES
(polypores)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Postia ptychogaster is associated with:

Photos bracket Calluna vulgaris - Heather (Ericaceae) bracket parasitises live root Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos bracket Pinopsida - conifers bracket parasitises live Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic]
bracket Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Lawson's Cypress (Cupressaceae) bracket parasitises live Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic]
Photos bracket Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) bracket parasitises live Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic]
Photos bracket Pinus - pines (Pinaceae) bracket parasitises live Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic]
Photos bracket Pinopsida - conifers bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos bracket Pinopsida - conifers bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
bracket Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Lawson's Cypress (Cupressaceae) bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
bracket Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Lawson's Cypress (Cupressaceae) bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos bracket Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos bracket Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos bracket Pinus - pines (Pinaceae) bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos bracket Pinus - pines (Pinaceae) bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos Ptychogaster anamorph Calluna vulgaris - Heather (Ericaceae) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph parasitises live root Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos Ptychogaster anamorph Pinopsida - conifers dominant Ptychogaster anamorph parasitises live Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic]
Ptychogaster anamorph Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Lawson's Cypress (Cupressaceae) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph parasitises live Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic]
Photos Ptychogaster anamorph Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph parasitises live Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic]
Photos Ptychogaster anamorph Pinus - pines (Pinaceae) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph parasitises live Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic]
Photos Ptychogaster anamorph Pinopsida - conifers dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos Ptychogaster anamorph Pinopsida - conifers dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ptychogaster anamorph Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Lawson's Cypress (Cupressaceae) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ptychogaster anamorph Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Lawson's Cypress (Cupressaceae) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos Ptychogaster anamorph Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos Ptychogaster anamorph Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos Ptychogaster anamorph Pinus - pines (Pinaceae) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos Ptychogaster anamorph Pinus - pines (Pinaceae) dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Postia ptychogaster:

Postia ptychogaster may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 POLYPORALES
(polypores)		 Postia
(a genus of bracket fungi)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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