Cheilymenia granulata (Bull.) J. Moravec
(Cowpat Gem)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCheilymenia granulata (Cowpat Gem)
GenusCheilymenia (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyPYRONEMATACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cheilymenia granulata (Cowpat Gem) :
1: Cheilymenia granulata (Cowpat Gem)
26 Oct 2014 OSGR: SZ29 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
on dried cow pat, in acid grassland
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Apothecia - oblique view - magnifiedImage 3: Apothecia - top view - magnifiedImage 4: Apothecia - top view - magnified (2)Image 5: Fruitbodies - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Fruitbodies - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 8: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (2)Image 9: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (3)Image 10: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (4)Image 11: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (5)Image 12: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (6)Image 13: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnification (2)Image 15: Ascus tips - highly magnifiedImage 16: Excipulum - microscope low magnificationImage 17: Paraphysis tips - highly magnified
2: Cheilymenia granulata (Cowpat Gem)
28 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Apothecia on cow dungImage 2: Apothecia on cow dung (2)Image 3: Apothecia on cow dung (3)Image 4: Cow dung with apotheciaImage 5: Apothecia - top viewImage 6: Apothecia - top view - close-upImage 7: Apothecium - side view - close-upImage 8: Apothecium - top view - close-upImage 9: Apothecium - top view - close-up (2)Image 10: Asci and paraphysesImage 11: Asci and paraphyses (2)Image 12: Asci and paraphyses (3)Image 13: Asci and paraphyses (4)
3: Cheilymenia granulata (Cowpat Gem)
28 Sep 1999 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on recent Cow dung
Image 1: ApotheciaImage 2: Apothecia (2)Image 3: Apothecia (3)Image 4: Apothecia - close-upImage 5: Apothecia - close-up (2)Image 6: Apothecia - close-up (3)Image 7: Apothecia - close-up (4)Image 8: Apothecium - close-upImage 9: Apothecium - close-up (2)Image 10: Apothecium - close-up (3)Image 11: Apothecium - close-up (4)Image 12: Asci and paraphysesImage 13: Asci and paraphyses (2)Image 14: AscusImage 15: Excipular cellsImage 16: Excipular cells (2)Image 17: ParaphysesImage 18: Paraphyses and asciImage 19: Paraphyses and asci (2)Image 20: Paraphyses and ascusImage 21: Paraphysis and ascusImage 22: Squash prep showing asci and paraphysesImage 23: Squash prep showing asci and paraphyses (2)
4: Cheilymenia granulata (Cowpat Gem)
3 Nov 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Cow pat
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: AsciImage 4: Asci and paraphysesImage 5: AscusImage 6: Spores
5: Cheilymenia granulata (Cowpat Gem)
7 May 1976 OSGR: SD67 54° 10’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
on cow pat
Image 1: Apothecia - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Richardson, M. 2003 Coprophilous fungi Field Mycology Vol 4 (2): 41-43.

Cheilymenia granulata (Cowpat Gem) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cheilymenia granulata (Cowpat Gem)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cheilymenia granulata (Cowpat Gem)
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