Claviceps purpurea var spartinae R.A. Duncan & J.F. White
(Feather Ergot)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyClaviceps purpurea var spartinae (Feather Ergot)
SpeciesClaviceps purpurea (Ergot)
GenusClaviceps (ergot fungi)
FamilyCLAVICIPITACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
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 Claviceps purpurea var spartinae (Feather Ergot) :
1: Claviceps purpurea var spartinae (Feather Ergot)
23 Oct 2008 OSGR: ST36 51° 20’ N, 2° 60’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
Large ergots growing on spikelets of Spartina on muddy beach
Image 1: Infected grass inflorescences - lain downImage 2: Infected grass inflorescences - lain down (2)Image 3: Ergots - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Ergots - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Ergots - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 6: Ergots - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 7: Ergots - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 8: Ergots - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 9: Ergots - close-up - enlarged (7)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Duncan Jr, R.A., Sullivan, R., Alderman, S.C., Spatafora, J.W. & White Jr, J.F. 2002 Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae var. nov.: an ergot adapted to the aquatic environment Mycotaxon 81: 11-25.
Robinson, K. 2003 Fungi of the Lincolnshire Dunes Field Mycology Vol 4 (2): 49-51.

Claviceps purpurea var spartinae (Feather Ergot) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Claviceps purpurea var spartinae (Feather Ergot)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Claviceps purpurea var spartinae (Feather Ergot)
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