Postia Fr.
(a genus of bracket fungi)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Postia balsamea
a bracket fungus
Species 2 ident. refs
Postia caesia agg.
a group of bracket fungi
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 		Species aggregate 1 subtaxa 11 images
Postia ptychogaster
Powderpuff Bracket
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 		Species 20 images
Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster)
a bracket fungus
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 		Species 24 images
Postia stiptica
Bitter Bracket
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 		Species 7 images
Postia (unidentified)
Unidentified Postia Bracket Fungi
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 		Unidentified 2 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPostia (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pegler, D.N. & Saunders, E.M. 1994 British poroid species formerly placed in the genus Tyromyces (Coriolaceae) Mycologist Vol 08 (01): 24-31.

Postia (a genus of bracket fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Postia (a genus of bracket fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 261 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Postia (a genus of bracket fungi)
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