Fomitopsis ramentacea (Berk. & Broome) V. Spirin & J. Vlasák
(Honeycomb Crust)

Interactions where Fomitopsis ramentacea 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 large, partially fallen and decorticated trunk UK/Ireland Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Fungi associated with Poplars, Robinson, K., Burnham, A., Kibby, G. & Ainsworth, M., 2011
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Fomitopsis ramentacea/Fomitopsis ramentaceahoneycomb crustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowslarge, partially fallen and decorticatedtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody grows on large, partially fallen and decorticated trunk UK/IrelandRestricted Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine 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/Fomitopsis ramentacea/Fomitopsis ramentaceahoneycomb crustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinelarge, partially fallen and decorticatedtrunkSole
fruitbody fruitbody grows on large, partially fallen and decorticated branch (large) UK/IrelandRestricted Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Some Winter Rarities, Lucas, A., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Fomitopsis ramentacea/Fomitopsis ramentaceahoneycomb crustfruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinelarge, partially fallen and decorticatedbranch (large)Sole

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
Lucas, A., 2006Some Winter RaritiesField Mycology Vol 7 (3): 85-88.
Robinson, K., Burnham, A., Kibby, G. & Ainsworth, M., 2011Fungi associated with PoplarsField Mycology vol 12 (2): 56-67.

Fomitopsis ramentacea (Honeycomb Crust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Fomitopsis ramentacea (Honeycomb Crust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFomitopsis ramentacea (Honeycomb Crust)
GenusFomitopsis (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 Fomitopsis ramentacea (Honeycomb Crust)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, M. 2001 Antrodia ramentacea on Salix in S.E.England Field Mycology Vol 2 (2): 46-49.
Lucas, A. 2006 Some Winter Rarities Field Mycology Vol 7 (3): 85-88.

Fomitopsis ramentacea (Honeycomb Crust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Fomitopsis ramentacea (Honeycomb Crust):

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