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Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) (a bracket fungus)

Notes (MWS) An apparently undescribed species close to *Oligoporus ptychogaster*, but differing in the well-developed fruitbodies and the imperfect (Ptychogaster) stage which is reddish-brown and weeps reddish droplets. It has been found in Surrey and Berkshire and is apparently restricted to *Taxus*.

Sets of Photographs

These relate to individual finds ("biological records") of the organism.

Taxon Summary # images # photos # macrophotos # microphotos Date Vice-county Country
Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) Fruitbody 24 9 5 10 7 Oct 2000 Berks England

Suggested Literature

Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
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)
Fungi sl.

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 feeding and other relationships of Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) (a bracket fungus)

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