Epithele typhae (Pers.) Pat.
(a resupinate fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEpithele typhae (a resupinate fungus)
FamilyPOLYPORACEAE (a family of polypores)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Epithele typhae (a resupinate fungus) :
1: Epithele typhae (a resupinate fungus)
15 Oct 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on moribund bases of Carex plants in swamp
Image 1: Fruitbody - white backgroundImage 2: Fruitbody - white background (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Fruitbody surface - side view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Fruitbody surface - top view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Basidium - highly magnifiedImage 7: Clamp connection and coralloid hyphae - highly magnifiedImage 8: Coralloid hyphae - highly magnifiedImage 9: Cystidia with inclusions - highly magnifiedImage 10: Cystidium with inclusion - highly magnifiedImage 11: Cystidium with inclusion - highly magnified (2)Image 12: Cystidium with inclusion - highly magnified (3)Image 13: Cystidium with inclusion - highly magnified (4)Image 14: Spores - magnifiedImage 15: Spores - magnified (2)Image 16: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 17: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 18: Spores to show rough outline - highly magnifiedImage 19: Spore to show rough outline - highly magnified
2: Epithele typhae (a resupinate fungus)
17 Oct 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on dead sheaths on living shoots of Carex acutiformis
Image 1: FruitbodyImage 2: Fruitbody (2)Image 3: Fruitbody (3)Image 4: Fruitbody (4)Image 5: Hymenium - close-upImage 6: Hymenium - close-up (2)Image 7: Hymenium - close-up (3)Image 8: Hymenium - close-up (4)Image 9: Hymenium - margin - close-upImage 10: Hymenium - margin - close-up (2)Image 11: Basidia and basidiomesImage 12: Basidia and basidiomes (2)Image 13: Basidia and basidiomes (3)Image 14: BasidiosporesImage 15: Basidiospores (2)Image 16: Coralloid hyphaeImage 17: Paraphysoid hyphal end and basidiumImage 18: Paraphysoid hyphal end and basidium (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L. 1975 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 3 Coronicium - Hyphoderma Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 3, Fungiflora

Epithele typhae (a resupinate fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Epithele typhae (a resupinate fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Epithele typhae (a resupinate fungus)

A whitish to cream coloured resupinate fungus with a papillate surface. It grows at the base of and on dead stems and leaves of Carex, Typha and Scirpus in stands of reeds and swampy meadows.

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