Hymenoscyphus splendens Abdullah, Descals & J. Webster
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHymenoscyphus splendens (a discomycete)
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 splendens (a discomycete) :
1: Hymenoscyphus splendens (a discomycete)
24 Dec 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Conidium of Tricladium state in foam sample
Image 1: ConidiumImage 2: Conidium (2)Image 3: Conidium (3)Image 4: Conidium (4)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Fisher, P.J. & Petrini, O. 1989 Two aquatic hyphomycetes as endophytes in Alnus glutinosa roots Mycol. Res. Vol 092 (3): 367-368.
Ingold, C.T. 1942 Aquatic hyphomycetes of decaying Alder leaves TBMS Vol 25(4): 339-417, 6 Plates.

Hymenoscyphus splendens (a discomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hymenoscyphus splendens (a discomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hymenoscyphus splendens (a discomycete)

A discomycete which is most commonly found as conidia of the imperfect Tricladium state in the foam on streams

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