Lasiobelonium nidulus (J.C. Schmidt & Kunze) Spooner
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLasiobelonium nidulus (a discomycete)
GenusLasiobelonium (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyHYALOSCYPHACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
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 Lasiobelonium nidulus (a discomycete) :
1: Lasiobelonium nidulus (a discomycete)
25 May 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on last year’s fallen dead stem of Hemlock Water Dropwort
Image 1: ApotheciaImage 2: Apothecia - close-upImage 3: Asci and paraphysesImage 4: Asci and paraphyses (2)Image 5: AscosporesImage 6: Ascospores (2)Image 7: Ascus tipsImage 8: Ascus tips (2)Image 9: Context and marginal hairsImage 10: Context and marginal hairs (2)Image 11: Fruitbody squashImage 12: Marginal hairsImage 13: Marginal hairs (2)Image 14: Marginal hairs (3)Image 15: Marginal hairs and ascosporesImage 16: Marginal hairs and ascospores (2)Image 17: Paraphyses and asci

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lasiobelonium nidulus (a discomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lasiobelonium nidulus (a discomycete)

A hairy brown discomycete with whitish or very pale yellow disc. It is common in May and June, especially on thick dead stems of marsh plants such as Epilobium hirsutum, Eupatorium cannabinum and Filipendula ulmaria.

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