Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster)
(a bracket fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPostia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) (a bracket fungus)
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)
Records of Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) (a bracket fungus) :
1: Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) (a bracket fungus)
7 Oct 2000 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Yew log sections
Image 1: Bracket (white) and imperfect stage (brown to pink)Image 2: Bracket - close-upImage 3: Bracket - close-up (2)Image 4: BracketsImage 5: Brackets - close-upImage 6: Bracket - undersideImage 7: Bracket - underside - close-upImage 8: Imperfect stage - mature - close-upImage 9: Imperfect stage - young - close-upImage 10: PoresImage 11: Pores (2)Image 12: Pores at margin - magnifiedImage 13: Pores - magnifiedImage 14: Pores - magnified (2)Image 15: ChlamydosporesImage 16: Chlamydospores (2)Image 17: Chlamydospores (3)Image 18: Chlamydospores (4)Image 19: Context hyphaeImage 20: Context hyphae (2)Image 21: SporesImage 22: Spores (2)Image 23: Spores (3)Image 24: Spores (4)

Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) (a bracket fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster) (a bracket fungus)

An apparently undescribed species close to Oligoporus ptychogaster, but differing in the well-developed fruitbodies and the imperfect (Ptychogaster) stage which is reddish-brown and weeps reddish droplets. It has been found in Surrey and Berkshire and is apparently restricted to Taxus.

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