Orbilia xanthostigma (Fr.) Fr.
(Common Glasscup)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrbilia xanthostigma (Common Glasscup)
GenusOrbilia (glasscup discomycetes)
FamilyORBILIACEAE (glasscup discomycetes)
OrderORBILIALES (glasscups)
SubclassORBILIOMYCETIDAE (glasscups)
ClassORBILIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Orbilia xanthostigma (Common Glasscup) :
1: Orbilia xanthostigma (Common Glasscup)
20 Oct 2002 OSGR: SU78 51° 40’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
on fallen wood
Image 1: Apothecia - enlargedImage 2: Apothecia - magnifiedImage 3: Apothecia - magnified (2)Image 4: AscosporesImage 5: ContextImage 6: Context (2)Image 7: Hymenium squashImage 8: ParaphysesImage 9: Parpaphyses
2: Orbilia xanthostigma (Common Glasscup)
5 Sep 2000 OSGR: TQ02 51° 0’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on fallen, very rotten, decorticate Beech log
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies (3)Image 4: Fruitbodies (4)Image 5: Fruitbodies - close-upImage 6: Fruitbodies - close-up (2)Image 7: Fruitbodies - close-uppImage 8: Asci and paraphysesImage 9: Asci and paraphyses (2)Image 10: Asci and paraphyses (3)Image 11: Context hyphaeImage 12: Context hyphae (2)Image 13: Context hyphae (3)

Orbilia xanthostigma (Common Glasscup) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orbilia xanthostigma (Common Glasscup)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 18 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orbilia xanthostigma (Common Glasscup)
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