Camarops polysperma (Mont.) J.H. Mill.
(Thick Tarcrust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCamarops polysperma (Thick Tarcrust)
GenusCamarops (a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
FamilyBOLINIACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderBOLINIALES (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 Camarops polysperma (Thick Tarcrust) :
1: Camarops polysperma (Thick Tarcrust)
2 Feb 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
old specimen near base of dead Alder trunk
Image 1: Old fruitbody - hymenial surfaceImage 2: Old fruitbody - hymenial surface (2)Image 3: Old fruitbody - hymenial surface - close-upImage 4: Old fruitbody - hymenial surface - close-up (2)Image 5: Old fruitbody - LSImage 6: AscosporesImage 7: Ascospores (2)Image 8: Ascospores (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, M. 2010 Alder Carr Fungi - Some British Alder-associated wood-inhabiting fungi Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 10-15.
Ainsworth, M. 2004 Developing tools for assessing fungal interest in habitats, 1: beech woodland saprotrophs Research Reports, Report no 597, 75pp, English Nature

Camarops polysperma (Thick Tarcrust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Camarops polysperma (Thick Tarcrust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Camarops polysperma (Thick Tarcrust)

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