Gloeoporus dichrous (Fr.) Bres.
(Bicoloured Bracket)

Interactions where Gloeoporus dichrous 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 is saprobic on dead, decayed wood UK/Ireland Betula 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/Meruliaceae/Gloeoporus dichrous/Gloeoporus dichrousbicoloured bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesdead, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood UK/Ireland Quercus 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/Meruliaceae/Gloeoporus dichrous/Gloeoporus dichrousbicoloured bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdead, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees 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/Meruliaceae/Gloeoporus dichrous/Gloeoporus dichrousbicoloured bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, decayedwood

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

Gloeoporus dichrous (Bicoloured Bracket) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Gloeoporus dichrous (Bicoloured Bracket) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGloeoporus dichrous (Bicoloured Bracket)
FamilyMERULIACEAE (rosette 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 Gloeoporus dichrous (Bicoloured Bracket)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, M. 2004 Gloeoporus dichrous in southern England Field Mycology Vol 5 (2): 45-48.
Overall, A. 2010 Fungi Royale: some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks - Part 1 Field Mycology Vol 11 (3): 101-4.

Gloeoporus dichrous (Bicoloured Bracket) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2007 Notes and Records (April 2007) Field Mycology Vol 8 (2): 70-72, Rear cover.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Gloeoporus dichrous (Bicoloured Bracket):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 29 images of Gloeoporus dichrous (Bicoloured Bracket)

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