Lophomerum ponticum Minter
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLophomerum ponticum (a discomycete)
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 Lophomerum ponticum (a discomycete) :
1: Lophomerum ponticum (a discomycete) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
22 Apr 2007 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
effete subcuticular fruitbodies on dead patches on over-wintered leaves
Image 1: Subcuticular apothecia - magnifiedImage 2: Subcuticular apothecia - on bleached leaf spot - enlargedImage 3: Subcuticular apothecia - on bleached leaf spot - highly enlargedImage 4: Apothecium prep - microscope low magnificationImage 5: Apothecium squash prep - microscope low magnificationImage 6: Strange contaminant? (60µm diam) - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Minter, D.W. 1980 Two species of Lophomerum on Rhododendron leaves TBMS Vol 74 (1): 201-204.

Lophomerum ponticum (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 Lophomerum ponticum (a discomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lophomerum ponticum (a discomycete)
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