Lophodermium conigenum (Brunaud) Hilitzer
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLophodermium conigenum (a discomycete)
GenusLophodermium (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyRHYTISMATACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderRHYTISMATALES (an order of ascomycetes)
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 Lophodermium conigenum (a discomycete) :
1: Lophodermium conigenum (a discomycete)
16 Dec 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
erumpent apothecia on dead pine cone scale under pines
Image 1: Apothecia - on pine cone scale - highly enlargedImage 2: Apothecia - on pine cone scale - magnifiedImage 3: Apothecia - on pine cone scale - magnified (2)Image 4: Apothecia - on pine cone scale - magnified (3)Image 5: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 6: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (2)Image 7: Asci - magnifiedImage 8: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 9: Ascospores - magnified (2)Image 10: Paraphyses and asci - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Minter, D.W. & Millar, C.S. 1998 Lophodermium conigenum I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 565.

Lophodermium conigenum (a discomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lophodermium conigenum (a discomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 21 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lophodermium conigenum (a discomycete)
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