Phellinus alni
((A Bracket Fungus))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Phellinus alni ((A Bracket Fungus))
Genus	Phellinus (a genus of porecrusts and brackets)
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)

Phellinus alni 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.	2010	Alder Carr Fungi - Some British Alder-associated wood-inhabiting fungi	Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 10-15.
	Fischer, M.	1995	Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe	Mycol. Res. Vol 99 (6): 735-744.

Phellinus alni (A Bracket Fungus) 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))

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phellinus alni (A Bracket Fungus)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Phellinus alni is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)