Helvella latispora Boud.
(a saddle fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHelvella latispora (a saddle fungus)
GenusHelvella (saddle fungi)
FamilyHELVELLACEAE (false morels, saddle fungi and hypogeous 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 Helvella latispora (a saddle fungus) :
1: Helvella latispora (a saddle fungus)
3 Oct 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
10-20 small fruitbodies, on soil in garden
Image 1: Fruitbodies - natural backgroundImage 2: Fruitbodies - natural background (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - natural backgroundImage 4: Fruitbody - natural background (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - side view - natural backgroundImage 6: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 7: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (2)Image 8: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (3)Image 9: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (4)Image 10: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnificationImage 11: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnification (2)Image 12: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 13: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 14: Ascospores - highly magnified (2)Image 15: Ascus bases - magnifiedImage 16: Ascus tip after releasing ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 17: Ascus tip - highly magnifiedImage 18: Ascus tip releasing ascospore - highly magnifiedImage 19: Ascus tip releasing ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 20: Ascus tips - highly magnifiedImage 21: Paraphysis tips - highly magnified

Helvella latispora (a saddle fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Helvella latispora (a saddle fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Helvella latispora (a saddle fungus)

H. ephippium and H. latispora (=H. stevensii) are treated in both B&K and E&E (Microfungi of Miscellaneous Substrates). Unfortunately they interpet the pair in opposite ways.

References:
Author & YearTitleSource
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F., 1984AscomycetesFungi of Switzerland, Vol I, 310pp, Mykologia, Lucerne
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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