Torula herbarum (Pers.) Link
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesTorula herbarum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Form genusTorula (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycetes)
OrderCAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Torula herbarum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) :
1: Torula herbarum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
22 May 2008 OSGR: NR93 55° 30’ N, 5° 20’ W Vice County: Clyde Islands (VC 100) Scotland
black felting on base of dead, bleached Umbellifer stem
Image 1: Colony at base of umbellifer stemImage 2: Colony at base of umbellifer stem - close-upImage 3: Colony at base of umbellifer stem - close-up (2)Image 4: Colony at base of umbellifer stem - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Colony at base of umbellifer stem - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Colony at base of umbellifer stem - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 7: Colony at base of umbellifer stem - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 8: Colony at base of umbellifer stem - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 9: Colony at base of umbellifer stem - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 10: Conidia - magnifiedImage 11: Conidia - magnified (2)Image 12: Conidia - magnified (3)Image 13: Conidia - magnified (4)Image 14: Conidia - magnified (5)Image 15: Conidia - magnified (6)Image 16: Conidia - magnified (7)Image 17: Conidia - magnified (8)Image 18: Conidia - highly magnifiedImage 19: Conidia - highly magnified (2)Image 20: Conidia - highly magnified (3)Image 21: Conidia - highly magnified (4)Image 22: Conidia - highly magnified (5)Image 23: Conidia - highly magnified (6)Image 24: Conidia - highly magnified (7)Image 25: Conidia - highly magnified (8)Image 26: Conidia - highly magnified (9)Image 27: Conidia - highly magnified (10)
2: Torula herbarum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
29 Oct 2002 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on base of dead stem of Common Nettle
Image 1: Colony - enlargedImage 2: Colony - enlarged (2)Image 3: Colony - magnifiedImage 4: Colony - magnified (2)Image 5: ConidiaImage 6: Conidia (2)Image 7: Conidia (3)Image 8: Conidia (4)Image 9: Conidia and conidiophoresImage 10: Conidia and conidiophores (2)Image 11: Conidia and conidiophores (3)Image 12: Conidia and conidiophores (4)Image 13: Conidiophore massImage 14: ConidiophoresImage 15: Conidiophores (2)Image 16: Conidiophores (3)Image 17: Conidium and conidiophore
3: Torula herbarum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
5 Feb 1983 OSGR: SU18 51° 30’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
on dead ?umbellifer stem
Image 1: Conidia - magnified

Torula herbarum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Torula herbarum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 13 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Torula herbarum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
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