Physisporinus vitreus (Pers.) P. Karst.
(a porecrust)

Interactions where Physisporinus vitreus 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 (annual, resupinate) annual, resupinate fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed, esp. sodden 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
Profiles of Fungi No. 29: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sow.:Fr.) Imazeki, Pegler, D.N., 1990
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Physisporinus vitreus/Physisporinus vitreusa porecrustannual, resupinatefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, fallen, decayed, esp. soddenwood
fruitbody (annual, resupinate) annual, resupinate fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed, esp. sodden leaf of litter [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
Profiles of Fungi No. 29: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sow.:Fr.) Imazeki, Pegler, D.N., 1990
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Physisporinus vitreus/Physisporinus vitreusa porecrustannual, resupinatefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, fallen, decayed, esp. soddenleaflitter
fruitbody (annual, resupinate) annual, resupinate fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed, esp. sodden wood Rare PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 29: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sow.:Fr.) Imazeki, Pegler, D.N., 1990
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Physisporinus vitreus/Physisporinus vitreusa porecrustannual, resupinatefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, fallen, decayed, esp. soddenwoodRare
fruitbody (annual, resupinate) annual, resupinate fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed, esp. sodden leaf of litter Rare PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 29: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sow.:Fr.) Imazeki, Pegler, D.N., 1990
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Physisporinus vitreus/Physisporinus vitreusa porecrustannual, resupinatefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, fallen, decayed, esp. soddenleaflitterRare

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
Pegler, D.N., 1990Profiles of Fungi No. 29: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sow.:Fr.) ImazekiMycologist Vol 04 (3): 146.

Physisporinus vitreus (a porecrust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Physisporinus vitreus (a porecrust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhysisporinus vitreus (a porecrust)
GenusPhysisporinus (a genus of porecrust fungi)
FamilyMERIPILACEAE (giant polypores)
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 Physisporinus vitreus (a porecrust)

Physisporinus vitreus (a porecrust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Physisporinus vitreus (a porecrust):

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