Anthracobia macrocystis (Cooke) Boud.
(Charcoal Goldeneye)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnthracobia macrocystis (Charcoal Goldeneye)
GenusAnthracobia (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyPYRONEMATACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Anthracobia macrocystis (Charcoal Goldeneye) :
1: Anthracobia macrocystis (Charcoal Goldeneye)
23 Nov 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
orange cup fungus on fire site
Image 1: Fruitbodies - old - in situ - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies - old - in situ - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 4: Asci - magnifiedImage 5: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 6: Ascus - magnifiedImage 7: Marginal scurf cells - magnifiedImage 8: Paraphyses - magnifiedImage 9: Paraphyses - magnified (2)
2: Anthracobia macrocystis (Charcoal Goldeneye)
25 May 1979 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on bonfire site
Image 1: In situ - close-upImage 2: Apothecia - magnifiedImage 3: Apothecia - magnified (2)Image 4: Asci and paraphyses - magnified
3: Anthracobia macrocystis (Charcoal Goldeneye)
25 May 1979 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on bonfire site
Image 1: In situImage 2: Apothecia - magnifiedImage 3: Apothecia - magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M. 1994 Profiles of Fungi No. 63: Anthracobia macrocystis (Cooke) Boud. Mycologist Vol 08 (3): 107-108.

Anthracobia macrocystis (Charcoal Goldeneye) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anthracobia macrocystis (Charcoal Goldeneye)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anthracobia macrocystis (Charcoal Goldeneye)
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