Hypomyces papulasporae Rogerson & Samuels
(an ascomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHypomyces papulasporae (an ascomycete)
GenusHypomyces (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyHYPOCREACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
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 Hypomyces papulasporae (an ascomycete) :
1: Hypomyces papulasporae (an ascomycete)
25 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Conidiophores on Geoglossum cookeianum . Photos: Infection, conidia, conidiophores, chlamydospores
Image 1: Infected Earth TongueImage 2: Chlamydospores - magnifiedImage 3: Chlamydospores - magnified (2)Image 4: Chlamydospores - magnified (3)Image 5: Chlamydospores - magnified (4)Image 6: Chlamydospores - magnified (5)Image 7: Chlamydospores - magnified (6)Image 8: Chlamydospores - magnified (7)Image 9: Conidia - magnifiedImage 10: Conidia - magnified (2)Image 11: Conidiophore and conidia - magnifiedImage 12: Conidiophores and conidia - magnifiedImage 13: Conidiophores and conidia - magnified (2)Image 14: Conidiophores - magnifiedImage 15: Conidiophores - magnified (2)
2: Hypomyces papulasporae (an ascomycete)
28 Oct 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Earth Tongue
Image 1: Earth tongues - one infectedImage 2: Earth tongues - one infected - in situImage 3: Infected earth tongueImage 4: ChlamydosporesImage 5: Chlamydospores (2)Image 6: Chlamydospores (3)Image 7: Chlamydospores (4)Image 8: Chlamydospores and conidiophores
3: Hypomyces papulasporae (an ascomycete)
28 Oct 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Geoglossum cookeianum
Image 1: Infected Earth TongueImage 2: Infection - enlarged
4: Hypomyces papulasporae (an ascomycete)
12 Oct 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Geoglossum cookeanum in short grassland
Image 1: Fruitbodies with early infection (except second from left)Image 2: Fruitbodies with early infection (except second from left) (2)Image 3: Host fruitbodies with early infectionImage 4: Host fruitbodies with early infection - close-upImage 5: Asci and ascospores of Geoglossum (host) with a few chlamydospores of HypomycesImage 6: CondiophoresImage 7: ConidiaImage 8: Conidiophore

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2002 Notes and Records (Jan 2002) Field Mycology Vol 3 (1): 28-30 rear cover.
Storey, M. 2002 Chlamydospores of the Papulaspora candida state of Hypomyces papulasporae Vol 3 (1) Page: 29
Storey, M. 2002 Geoglossum cookeanum infected with Papulospora candida Vol 3 (1) Page: 30

Hypomyces papulasporae (an ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hypomyces papulasporae (an ascomycete)
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