Schizoxylon sp. nov.
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSchizoxylon sp. nov. (a discomycete)
GenusSchizoxylon (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilySTICTIDACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderOSTROPALES (an order of lichens and ascomycetes)
SubclassOSTROPOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Schizoxylon sp. nov. (a discomycete) :
1: Schizoxylon sp. nov. (a discomycete)
16 Dec 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
apothecia on dead pine cone scale under pines
Image 1: Apothecia - close-up - enlarged
2: Schizoxylon sp. nov. (a discomycete)
23 Nov 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
3 semi-immersed/erumpent apothecia on dead pine cone scale under pines
Image 1: Apothecia (indicated) - half dry - on pine cone scale - highly enlargedImage 2: Apothecia - half dry - on pine cone scale - highly enlargedImage 3: Apothecia - moist - close-up - highly enlargedImage 4: Apothecia - moist - highly enlargedImage 5: Apothecia - wet - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Apothecia - wet - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 7: Apothecia - wet - highly enlargedImage 8: Apothecium wall - magnifiedImage 9: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 10: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnificationImage 11: Asci - magnifiedImage 12: Asci - magnified (2)Image 13: Ascus - magnifiedImage 14: Paraphyses and asci - magnifiedImage 15: Paraphyses with agglutinated heads - magnifiedImage 16: Paraphyses with agglutinated heads - magnified (2)Image 17: Paraphysis heads - magnifiedImage 18: Paraphysis - magnifiedImage 19: Paraphysis tips - magnified

Schizoxylon sp. nov. (a discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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