Daldinia fissa Lloyd
(Gorse Cramp Ball)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDaldinia fissa (Gorse Cramp Ball)
GenusDaldinia (cramp-balls)
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 Daldinia fissa (Gorse Cramp Ball) :
1: Daldinia fissa (Gorse Cramp Ball)
14 Oct 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
on dead, burnt Gorse branches.
Image 1: Fruitbodies - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies on burnt Gorse stemImage 3: Fruitbodies on burnt Gorse stem (2)Image 4: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 5: Fruitbodies - top viewImage 6: Fruitbodies - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Fruitbodies - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 8: Fruitbody - LS - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Fruitbody - LS - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 10: Fruitbody surface - close-up - magnifiedImage 11: Stromatal pigment - enlarged - white backgroundImage 12: Asci in iodine - highly magnifiedImage 13: Asci - magnifiedImage 14: Asci - magnified (2)Image 15: Asci - highly magnifiedImage 16: Spores - magnified - white backgroundImage 17: Spores - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 18: Spores - highly magnified - white background (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Whalley, A.J.S. & Watling, R. 1980 Daldinia concentrica versus Daldinia vernicosa TBMS Vol 74 (2): 399-406.

Daldinia fissa (Gorse Cramp Ball) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Daldinia fissa (Gorse Cramp Ball)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Daldinia fissa (Gorse Cramp Ball)
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