Octospora rutilans (Fr.) Dennis & Itzerott
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOctospora rutilans (a discomycete)
GenusOctospora (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyPYRONEMATACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Octospora rutilans (a discomycete) :
1: Octospora rutilans (a discomycete)
1 Nov 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
amongst Juniper Haircap (moss)
Image 1: Fruitbodies - top viewImage 2: Fruitbody - cluster - oblique view - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbody - oblique view - enlargedImage 4: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 5: Ascospores - magnified (2)Image 6: Ascospores - profile - highly magnifiedImage 7: Ascospores - profile - highly magnified (2)Image 8: Ascospores - surface - highly magnifiedImage 9: Ascospores - surface - highly magnified (2)Image 10: Marginal hairs - Type 1 - magnifiedImage 11: Marginal hairs - Type 1 - magnified (2)Image 12: Marginal hairs - Type 2 - magnifiedImage 13: Paraphyses and asci - magnifiedImage 14: Paraphyses and asci - magnified (2)
2: Octospora rutilans (a discomycete)
16 Oct 2002 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
among moss on bonfire site
Image 1: Apothecium - side view - enlargedImage 2: Apothecium - top view - enlargedImage 3: Apothecium - top view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Apothecium - top view - magnifiedImage 5: Asci and ascospores - magnifiedImage 6: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 7: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (2)Image 8: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (3)Image 9: Asci - magnifiedImage 10: Ascospores in asci - showing surface ornamentation - magnifiedImage 11: Ascospores in ascus - showing surface ornamentation - magnifiedImage 12: Ascospores - showing surface ornamentation - magnifiedImage 13: Ascus and ascospores - magnifiedImage 14: Hyphae - magnifiedImage 15: Paraphyses - magnifiedImage 16: Receptacular hair - magnified
3: Octospora rutilans (a discomycete)
30 Oct 1977 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
in Polytrichum under burnt Gorse
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ (2)Image 3: Apothecia - side view - magnifiedImage 4: Apothecia - top and side views - magnifiedImage 5: Apothecium - top view - magnified

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

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