Lachnum controversum (Cooke) Rehm
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLachnum controversum (a discomycete)
GenusLachnum (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyLACHNACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lachnum controversum (a discomycete) :
1: Lachnum controversum (a discomycete)
3 Jun 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on reed debris
Image 1: Apothecia - close-upImage 2: Apothecia - close-up (2)Image 3: Apothecia - dampImage 4: Apothecia - damp - on reed stemImage 5: Apothecia - side viewImage 6: Apothecia - slightly dryImage 7: Asci and paraphysesImage 8: Asci and paraphyses (2)Image 9: AscosporesImage 10: Ascus tip, weakly blue in iodineImage 11: Marginal hairImage 12: Marginal hairsImage 13: Marginal hairs (2)Image 14: Marginal hairs (3)

Lachnum controversum (a discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lachnum controversum (a discomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lachnum controversum (a discomycete)

A small pale pinkish buff discomycete drying reddish brown, fringed with white or pale yellow hairs. It is very cmmon on dead stems of Phragmites, and several other grasses.

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