Hymenoscyphus fructigenus (Bull.) Gray
(Nut Disco, Nut Cup)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHymenoscyphus fructigenus (Nut Disco, Nut Cup)
GenusHymenoscyphus (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyHELOTIACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hymenoscyphus fructigenus (Nut Disco, Nut Cup) :
1: Hymenoscyphus fructigenus (Nut Disco, Nut Cup) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
10 Oct 2008 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on dead fallen Beech leaves and oak cupules and aborted acorns
Image 1: Fruitbodies - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbodies - highly enlargedImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view - highly enlargedImage 4: Fruitbody - top view - highly enlargedImage 5: Asci and paraphyses in squash prep - magnifiedImage 6: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 7: Ascus - magnifiedImage 8: Ascus tip - magnifiedImage 9: Context - magnifiedImage 10: Hymenium - TS - magnified
2: Hymenoscyphus fructigenus (Nut Disco, Nut Cup)
28 Sep 1999 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on cupule of aborted acorn
Image 1: Apothecia on acorn cupuleImage 2: Apothecia on acorn cupule (2)Image 3: Apothecia on acorn cupule (3)Image 4: Apothecia - side viewImage 5: Apothecia - top viewImage 6: Apothecium - side viewImage 7: Apothecium - top viewImage 8: Acus tips in Melzer\'s iodineImage 9: Asci and paraphyses in Melzer\'s iodineImage 10: Asci in Melzer\'s iodineImage 11: Ascus tip in Melzer\'s iodineImage 12: Ascus tip in Melzer\'s iodine (2)Image 13: Ascus tips in Melzer\'s iodine - bluing clearly visibleImage 14: Excipular cellsImage 15: Spore in ascus in Melzer\'s iodineImage 16: Spores

Hymenoscyphus fructigenus (Nut Disco, Nut Cup) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hymenoscyphus fructigenus (Nut Disco, Nut Cup)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hymenoscyphus fructigenus (Nut Disco, Nut Cup)
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