Laboulbenia cristata Thaxt.
(a laboulbeniomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLaboulbenia cristata (a laboulbeniomycete)
GenusLaboulbenia (a genus of laboulbeniomycetes)
FamilyLABOULBENIACEAE (a family of laboulbeniomycetes)
OrderLABOULBENIALES (laboulbeniomycetes)
SubclassLABOULBENIOMYCETIDAE (laboulbeniomycetes)
ClassLABOULBENIOMYCETES (laboulbeniomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Laboulbenia cristata (a laboulbeniomycete) :
1: Laboulbenia cristata (a laboulbeniomycete)
25 May 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Rove Beetle (Paederus riparius)
Image 1: Fruitbodies on leg of host beetleImage 2: Fruitbodies on leg of host beetle (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies on leg of host beetle (3)Image 4: Fruitbodies on legs of host beetleImage 5: Fruitbodies on legs of host beetle (2)Image 6: Ascospores?Image 7: Chlamydospores?Image 8: FruitbodyImage 9: Fruitbody (2)Image 10: Fruitbody (3)Image 11: Fruitbody (4)Image 12: Fruitbody - stalkImage 13: Lateral processesImage 14: Perithecium - optical sectionImage 15: Perithecium tipImage 16: PhialidesImage 17: Phialides (2)Image 18: Phialides at base of lateral processes

Laboulbenia cristata (a laboulbeniomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Laboulbenia cristata (a laboulbeniomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Laboulbenia cristata (a laboulbeniomycete)

A microscopic parasite of Paederus riparius which is known from Britain, but has not yet been formally added to the British list.

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