Pithyella erythrostigma (W. Phillips) Boud.
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPithyella erythrostigma (a discomycete)
GenusPithyella (a genus of fungi)
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 Pithyella erythrostigma (a discomycete) :
1: Pithyella erythrostigma (a discomycete)
26 Oct 2014 OSGR: SZ29 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
on and around perithecia of Nectria coccinea on dead, fallen, Holly trunk
Image 1: Apothecia on host perithecia (Nectria coccinea) - highly enlargedImage 2: Apothecia on host perithecia (Nectria coccinea) - magnifiedImage 3: Apothecia on host perithecia (Nectria coccinea) - magnified (2)Image 4: Apothecia - side view - microscope low magnificationImage 5: Apothecia - top view - microscope low magnificationImage 6: Asci and exciple cells - highly magnifiedImage 7: Asci - highly magnifiedImage 8: Asci - highly magnified (2)Image 9: Asci - highly magnified (3)Image 10: Asci - highly magnified (4)Image 11: Asci - highly magnified (5)Image 12: Exciple cells - highly magnifiedImage 13: Exciple cells - highly magnified (2)Image 14: Exciple cells - highly magnified (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. 1972 Some forgotten names among British Helotiales Kew Bulletin vol 26 (3): 469-476.

Pithyella erythrostigma (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 Pithyella erythrostigma (a discomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pithyella erythrostigma (a discomycete)
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