Protomyces macrosporus Unger
(an ascomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesProtomyces macrosporus (an ascomycete)
FamilyTAPHRINACEAE (tongue fungi)
OrderTAPHRINALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassTAPHRINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassTAPHRINOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumTAPHRINOMYCOTINA (pneumocystid fungi)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Protomyces macrosporus (an ascomycete) :
1: Protomyces macrosporus (an ascomycete)
14 Jun 2007 OSGR: SU61 50° 50’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
galled stems, peduncles and umbel rays on Hemlock Water-dropwort
Image 1: Galled peduncleImage 2: Galled peduncle (2)Image 3: Galled peduncle (3)Image 4: Galled peduncle (4)Image 5: Galled peduncle (5)Image 6: Galled umbelImage 7: Galled umbel (2)Image 8: Galled umbel raysImage 9: Galled umbel rays (2)Image 10: Galled umbel rays and peduncleImage 11: Galls on stemImage 12: Galls on stem (2)Image 13: Gall - LS - enlargedImage 14: Gall surface - magnifiedImage 15: Gall - TS - highly enlargedImage 16: Chlamydospores - magnifiedImage 17: Chlamydospores - magnified (2)Image 18: Chlamydospores - microscope low magnification
2: Protomyces macrosporus (an ascomycete)
22 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN61 51° 50’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: Carmarthen (VC 44) Wales
on galled petiole and lamina of Ground Elder
Image 1: Infected leaf - top surfaceImage 2: Infected leaf - under surfaceImage 3: Infected leaves - top surfacesImage 4: Infected leaves - under surfacesImage 5: Infected leaf - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Infected leaf - under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Infected petiole - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Infected petiole - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 9: Infected petiole - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 10: Infected petiole - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 11: Infection lesions on petiole - close-up - highly enlargedImage 12: Infection on leaf top surface - close-up - highly enlargedImage 13: Infection on leaf top surface - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 14: Infection on leaf underside - close-up - highly enlargedImage 15: Infection on leaf underside - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 16: Infection on leaf underside - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 17: Infection on leaf underside - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 18: Infection on leaf underside - close-up - highly enlarged (5)Image 19: Infection on petiole - close-up - highly enlargedImage 20: Infection on petiole - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 21: Infection on petiole - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 22: Infection on petiole - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 23: Infection on petiole - close-up - highly enlarged (5)Image 24: Infection on petiole - close-up - profile - highly enlargedImage 25: Chlamydospores - in leaf fragment - magnifiedImage 26: Chlamydospores - in leaf fragment - microscope low magnificationImage 27: Chlamydospores - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Preece, T.F. & Hick, A.J. 2001 An introduction to the Protomycetales: Burenia inundata on Apium nodiflorum and Protomyces macrosporus on Anthriscus sylvestris Mycologist Vol 15 (3): 119-125.

Protomyces macrosporus (an ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Protomyces macrosporus (an ascomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Protomyces macrosporus (an ascomycete)
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