Blistum ovalisporum (A.L. Sm.) B. Sutton
(an anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesBlistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus)
SpeciesPolycephalomyces tomentosus (an ascomycete)
FamilyOPHIOCORDYCIPITACEAE (a family of entomopathogenic fungi)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Blistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus) :
1: Blistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus)
19 May 2004 OSGR: SX47 50° 30’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Blistum synnemata on myxomycete, Trichia persimilis
Image 1: Infected myxomycete colony - enlargedImage 2: Infected myxomycete colony - enlarged (2)Image 3: Infected myxomycete colony - enlarged (3)Image 4: Infected myxomycete colony - highly enlargedImage 5: Conidia - magnifiedImage 6: Conidia - magnified (2)Image 7: Conidia - highly magnifiedImage 8: Conidia - highly magnified (2)Image 9: Conidia - highly magnified (3)Image 10: Septate conidiophore on stalk - contaminant? - highly magnifiedImage 11: Synnematum - magnifiedImage 12: Synnematum - magnified (2)Image 13: Synnematum - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Synnematum stalk (on right) - magnifiedImage 15: Synnematum stalk - highly magnified
2: Blistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus)
18 Sep 2002 OSGR: TQ13 51° 10’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Blistum synnemeta on myxomycete (Trichia?) fruitbodies
Image 1: Synnemata on myxomycete fruitbodies - enlargedImage 2: Synnemata on myxomycete fruitbodies - enlarged (2)Image 3: Synnemata on myxomycete fruitbodies - enlarged (3)Image 4: Synnemata on myxomycete fruitbodies - magnifiedImage 5: Synnemata on myxomycete fruitbodies - magnified (2)Image 6: ConidiaImage 7: Conidia (2)Image 8: Conidia (3)Image 9: ConidiophoresImage 10: Conidiophores (2)Image 11: Conidiophores (3)Image 12: Conidiophores and conidiaImage 13: Conidiophores and conidia (2)
3: Blistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus)
28 Oct 2000 OSGR: SU76 51° 20’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Blistum synnemeta on Cribraria argillacea? sporangia on fallen pine log
Image 1: Synnemata on sporangia - top viewImage 2: Synnemata on sporangia - top view (2)Image 3: Synnemata on sporangia - top view (3)Image 4: Synnemata on sporangia - side view - magnifiedImage 5: Synnemata on sporangia - top view - magnifiedImage 6: Synnemata on sporangia - top view - magnified (2)Image 7: Synnemata on sporangia - top view - magnified (3)Image 8: Synnemata on sporangia - top view - magnified (4)Image 9: Synnemata on sporangia - top view - magnified (5)Image 10: Synnemata with slimy conidial masses at tipsImage 11: ConidiaImage 12: Conidia (2)Image 13: Conidia (3)Image 14: Myxomycete (host) spore mass with capillitiumImage 15: Phialides at tip of synnematumImage 16: Phialides with conidiaImage 17: Synnemata on sporangia - side view - magnifiedImage 18: Synnemata on sporangia - top view - magnifiedImage 19: Synnematum - apexImage 20: Synnematum - tip

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Seifert, K.A. 1985 A Monograph of Stilbella and some allied Hyphomycetes Stud. Mycol. No 27: 1-230.

Blistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Blistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Blistum ovalisporum (an anamorphic fungus)
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