Fuscoporia torulosa (Pers.) T. Wagner & M. Fisch.
(Tufted Bracket)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Fuscoporia torulosa (Tufted Bracket)
Genus	Fuscoporia
Family	HYMENOCHAETACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
Order	HYMENOCHAETALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Fuscoporia torulosa is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Hymenochaetaceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Ainsworth, M.	2008	Phellinus (Fuscoporia) wahlbergii new to Britain	Field Mycology Vol 9 (4): 131-135, rear cover.
Loizides, M.	2011	Quercus alnifolia: the indigenous Golden Oak of Cyprus and its fungi	Field Mycology Vol 12 (3): 81-88.
Overall, A.	2010	Fungi Royale: some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks - Part 1	Field Mycology Vol 11 (3): 101-4.
Wakefield, E.M.	1952	New or rare British hymenomycetes (Aphyllophorales)	TBMS Vol 35 (1): 34-65.

Fuscoporia torulosa (Tufted Bracket) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

HYMENOCHAETACEAE
(a family of bracket fungi)

HYMENOCHAETALES
(an order of basidiomycete fungi)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Fuscoporia torulosa (Tufted Bracket)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Fuscoporia torulosa (Tufted Bracket)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Fuscoporia torulosa is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)