Biscogniauxia nummularia (Bull.) Kuntze
(Beech Tarcrust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBiscogniauxia nummularia (Beech Tarcrust)
GenusBiscogniauxia (a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
FamilyXYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
OrderXYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Biscogniauxia nummularia (Beech Tarcrust) :
1: Biscogniauxia nummularia (Beech Tarcrust)
7 Nov 2014 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
old, dead specimen, on fallen Beech branch
Image 1: FruitbodyImage 2: Fruitbody (2)Image 3: Fruitbody (3)Image 4: Fruitbody (4)Image 5: Fruitbody surface - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Fruitbody surface - close-up - enlarged (2)
2: Biscogniauxia nummularia (Beech Tarcrust)
28 Oct 2002 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
on Beech bough blown down by yesterday’s storm
Image 1: FruitbodyImage 2: Fruitbody (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - close-upImage 4: Fruitbody - close-up (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - enlargedImage 6: Fruitbody - enlarged (2)Image 7: Stroma - enlargedImage 8: Stroma - magnifiedImage 9: Stroma surface - magnifiedImage 10: Stroma surface - magnified (2)Image 11: Stroma surface - magnified (3)Image 12: Stroma surface - magnified (4)Image 13: Stroma surface showing pimples - magnifiedImage 14: Ascospores and ascus - magnifiedImage 15: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 16: Stroma surface showing ostioles - magnifiedImage 17: Stroma surface showing pimples - magnified
3: Biscogniauxia nummularia (Beech Tarcrust)
15 Oct 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
decorticating dead beech wood
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: FruitbodyImage 4: Fruitbody with surface partly cut away
4: Biscogniauxia nummularia (Beech Tarcrust)
2 Oct 1977 OSGR: TQ15 51° 10’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on Beech log
Image 1: Stroma

Biscogniauxia nummularia (Beech Tarcrust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Biscogniauxia nummularia (Beech Tarcrust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Biscogniauxia nummularia (Beech Tarcrust)
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