Lachnum niveum (R. Hedw.) P. Karst.
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLachnum niveum (a discomycete)
GenusLachnum (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyLACHNACEAE (a family of fungi)
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 Lachnum niveum (a discomycete) :
1: Lachnum niveum (a discomycete)
13 Nov 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
against the ground, on underside of dead, fallen, decorticate oak wood chunk
Image 1: ColonyImage 2: Colony - close-upImage 3: Colony - close-up (2)Image 4: Colony - close-up (3)Image 5: Apothecia - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Apothecia - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 7: Apothecia - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 8: Apothecia - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 9: Apothecia - close-up - magnifiedImage 10: Apothecia - enlargedImage 11: Apothecia - enlarged (2)Image 12: Apothecia - enlarged (3)Image 13: Dried specimen - enlargedImage 14: Dried specimen - enlarged (2)Image 15: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 16: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (2)Image 17: Asci and paraphyses - highly magnifiedImage 18: Asci and paraphyses - highly magnified (2)Image 19: Asci and paraphyses - highly magnified (3)Image 20: Asci and paraphyses - highly magnified (4)Image 21: Asci - highly magnifiedImage 22: Asci with ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 23: Asci with ascospores - highly magnified (2)Image 24: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 25: Ascospores - highly magnified (2)Image 26: Excipular cells and hairs - magnifiedImage 27: Excipular cells - magnifiedImage 28: Excipular cells - highly magnifiedImage 29: Excipular hairs - encrusted bases - highly magnifiedImage 30: Excipular hairs - encrusted bases - highly magnified (2)Image 31: Excipular hairs - magnifiedImage 32: Excipular hairs - highly magnifiedImage 33: Excipular hairs - highly magnified (2)Image 34: Excipular hairs - highly magnified (3)Image 35: Excipular hairs - highly magnified (4)Image 36: Excipular hairs - highly magnified (5)Image 37: Excipular hairs - highly magnified (6)Image 38: Excipular hairs - tips - highly magnifiedImage 39: Paraphyses and asci - highly magnifiedImage 40: Paraphyses and asci - highly magnified (2)Image 41: Paraphysis - highly magnified
2: Lachnum niveum (a discomycete)
15 May 1977 OSGR: SE14 53° 60’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
on Oak
Image 1: Apothecia - enlargedImage 2: Apothecia - enlarged (2)Image 3: Apothecia - magnifiedImage 4: Apothecia - magnified (2)
3: Lachnum niveum (a discomycete)
1 Apr 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
on damp fence paling
Image 1: Apothecia - magnifiedImage 2: Apothecia - magnified (2)Image 3: Apothecia - magnified (3)

Lachnum niveum (a discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lachnum niveum (a discomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lachnum niveum (a discomycete)
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