Peniophora quercina (Pers.) Cooke
(Oak Crust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPeniophora quercina (Oak Crust)
GenusPeniophora (a genus of resupinate basiomycete fungi)
FamilyPENIOPHORACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
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 Peniophora quercina (Oak Crust) :
1: Peniophora quercina (Oak Crust)
29 Oct 2002 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on recently fallen ?Sallow twig
Image 1: Fruitbody - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - close-up (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - close-up (3)Image 4: Fruitbody - close-up (4)Image 5: Fruitbody - enlargedImage 6: Fruitbody - hymenium - magnifiedImage 7: Fruitbody - margin - magnifiedImage 8: Fruitbody - margin - magnified (2)Image 9: Fruitbody - margin - magnified (3)Image 10: CystidiaImage 11: Cystidia (2)Image 12: Cystidia (3)Image 13: Cystidia (4)Image 14: Cystidia (5)Image 15: Cystidia (6)Image 16: Cystidia (7)Image 17: Cystidium and hymenial elementsImage 18: Cystidium - large one from deep in the hymeniumImage 19: SporesImage 20: Spores (2)Image 21: Spores (3)
2: Peniophora quercina (Oak Crust)
15 Oct 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on dead oak branch 2m up
Image 1: Fruitbody - dryImage 2: Fruitbody - dry (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - dry (3)Image 4: Fruitbody - moistImage 5: Fruitbody - moist (2)Image 6: Fruitbody - moist - close up

Peniophora quercina (Oak Crust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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