Epicoccum nigrum Link
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesEpicoccum nigrum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
GenusEpicoccum (a genus of anamorphic fungi)
FamilyPLEOSPORACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderPLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Epicoccum nigrum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) :
1: Epicoccum nigrum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
6 Sep 2007 OSGR: SK37 53° 10’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
on dead leaves of Large Bird’s-foot Trefoil
Image 1: Colonies on dead leaf - highly enlargedImage 2: Colony on dead leaf - highly enlargedImage 3: Colony on dead leaf - magnifiedImage 4: Conidia - magnifiedImage 5: Conidia - highly magnifiedImage 6: Sporodochium - optical section - magnifiedImage 7: Sporodochium squash - magnifiedImage 8: Sporodochium squash - highly magnifiedImage 9: Sporodochium squash - highly magnified (2)Image 10: Sporodochium squash - highly magnified (3)Image 11: Sporodochium squash - highly magnified (4)Image 12: Sporodochium - surface view - magnified
2: Epicoccum nigrum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
13 Mar 2007 OSGR: TQ16 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on dead, bleached patches on leaves, and on fallen leaves of Arundinaria pygmaea var. disticha (a bamboo)
Image 1: Sporodochia - in situ - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Sporodochia - in situ - magnifiedImage 3: Conidia - optical section - highly magnifiedImage 4: Conidia - optical section - highly magnified (2)Image 5: Conidia - surface view - highly magnifiedImage 6: Conidia - surface view - highly magnified (2)Image 7: Sporodochium - squash prep - magnifiedImage 8: Sporodochium - squash prep - magnified (2)Image 9: Sporodochium - squash prep - magnified (3)Image 10: Sporodochium - young - squash prep - magnifiedImage 11: Sporodochium - young - squash prep - tapped out - magnifiedImage 12: Sporodochium - young - squash prep - tapped out - magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Booth, C. 1968 Epicoccum purpurascens I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 680.

Epicoccum nigrum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Epicoccum nigrum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Epicoccum nigrum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
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