Antrodia xantha (Fr.) Ryvarden
(Yellow Porecrust)

Interactions where Antrodia xantha is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody grows on decayed wood UK/Ireland BetulaQuestionable birches Fagales: Betulaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirches?decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody grows on large, fallen trunk UK/Ireland BetulaQuestionable birches Fagales: Betulaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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fruitbody fruitbody grows on log UK/Ireland BetulaQuestionable birches Fagales: Betulaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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fruitbody fruitbody grows on decayed stump UK/Ireland BetulaQuestionable birches Fagales: Betulaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirches?decayedstump
fruitbody fruitbody grows on decayed wood UK/Ireland FagusQuestionable beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeeches?decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody grows on large, fallen trunk UK/Ireland FagusQuestionable beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeeches?large, fallentrunk
fruitbody fruitbody grows on log UK/Ireland FagusQuestionable beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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fruitbody fruitbody grows on stump UK/Ireland FagusQuestionable beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeeches?stump
fruitbody fruitbody grows on decayed wood UK/Ireland QuercusQuestionable oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaks?decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody grows on large, fallen trunk UK/Ireland QuercusQuestionable oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaks?large, fallentrunk
fruitbody fruitbody grows on log UK/Ireland QuercusQuestionable oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaks?log
fruitbody fruitbody grows on stump UK/Ireland QuercusQuestionable oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaks?stump
fruitbody fruitbody grows on decayed wood UK/Ireland PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody grows on large, fallen trunk UK/Ireland PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconiferslarge, fallentrunk
fruitbody fruitbody grows on log UK/Ireland PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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fruitbody fruitbody grows on stump UK/Ireland PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersstump
fruitbody fruitbody grows on decayed wood UK/Ireland Abies firs Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/Abiesfirsdecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody grows on large, fallen trunk UK/Ireland Abies firs Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/Abiesfirslarge, fallentrunk
fruitbody fruitbody grows on log UK/Ireland Abies firs Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/Abiesfirslog
fruitbody fruitbody grows on decayed stump UK/Ireland Abies firs Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies/Abiesfirsdecayedstump
fruitbody fruitbody grows on decayed wood UK/Ireland Cedrus cedars Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Cedrus/Cedruscedarsdecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody grows on large, fallen trunk UK/Ireland Cedrus cedars Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Cedrus/Cedruscedarslarge, fallentrunk
fruitbody fruitbody grows on log UK/Ireland Cedrus cedars Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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fruitbody fruitbody grows on stump UK/Ireland Cedrus cedars Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Cedrus/Cedruscedarsstump
fruitbody fruitbody grows on decayed wood UK/Ireland Larix larches Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/Larixlarchesdecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody grows on large, fallen trunk UK/Ireland Larix larches Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/Larixlarcheslarge, fallentrunk
fruitbody fruitbody grows on log UK/Ireland Larix larches Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/Larixlarcheslog
fruitbody fruitbody grows on stump UK/Ireland Larix larches Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/Larixlarchesstump
fruitbody fruitbody grows on decayed wood UK/Ireland Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody grows on large, fallen trunk UK/Ireland Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspineslarge, fallentrunk
fruitbody fruitbody grows on log UK/Ireland Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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fruitbody fruitbody grows on stump UK/Ireland Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesstump
fruitbody fruitbody grows on decayed wood UK/Ireland Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas firdecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody grows on large, fallen trunk UK/Ireland Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas firlarge, fallentrunk
fruitbody fruitbody grows on log UK/Ireland Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Antrodia xantha/Antrodia xanthayellow porecrustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas firlog
fruitbody fruitbody grows on stump UK/Ireland Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Antrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Antrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAntrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust)
GenusAntrodia (a genus of bracket 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Antrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust)

Antrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Findlay, W.P.K. 1951 A note on the fungi of less common occurrence in houses TBMS Vol 34 (1): 35-37, Plate 3.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Antrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 25 images of Antrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust)
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