Neonectria coccinea (Pers.) Rossman & Samuels
(Beech Bark Disease - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNeonectria coccinea (Beech Bark Disease - causative organism)
GenusNeonectria (a genus of fungi)
FamilyNECTRIACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Neonectria coccinea (Beech Bark Disease - causative organism) :
1: Neonectria coccinea (Beech Bark Disease - causative organism)
26 Oct 2014 OSGR: SZ29 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
on bark and exposed wood of dead, fallen, Holly trunk
Image 1: Perithecia - highly enlargedImage 2: Perithecial aggregations - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Perithecial aggregations - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Perithecial aggregations - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 5: Perithecia - magnifiedImage 6: Perithecia - oblique view - magnifiedImage 7: Asci - magnifiedImage 8: Asci - magnified (2)Image 9: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 10: Ascospores - highly magnified (2)Image 11: Ascospores - highly magnified (3)Image 12: Ascus tips - highly magnifiedImage 13: Perithecial wall - highly magnified
2: Neonectria coccinea (Beech Bark Disease - causative organism)
8 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK05 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
immature perithecia and anamorph on trunk of felled Sycamore
Image 1: Anamorph and perithecia around wound siteImage 2: Anamorph and perithecia around wound site - close-upImage 3: Anamorph and perithecia - highly enlargedImage 4: Anamorph and perithecia - magnifiedImage 5: Anamorph and perithecia - magnified (2)Image 6: Anamorph - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Anamorph - highly enlargedImage 8: Anamorph - highly enlarged (2)Image 9: Anamorph - highly enlarged (3)Image 10: Anamorph - magnifiedImage 11: Anamorph - magnified (2)Image 12: Perithecia and anamorph - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Perithecia - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Perithecia - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 15: Perithecia - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 16: Perithecia - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 17: Perithecia - highly enlargedImage 18: Perithecia - highly enlarged (2)Image 19: Perithecia - highly enlarged (3)Image 20: Perithecia - highly enlarged (4)Image 21: Perithecia - magnifiedImage 22: Perithecia - magnified (2)Image 23: Perithecia - magnified (3)Image 24: Perithecia - magnified (4)Image 25: Perithecia - magnified (5)Image 26: Perithecia - magnified (6)Image 27: Asci - immature - magnifiedImage 28: Conidia - magnifiedImage 29: Conidia - magnified (2)Image 30: Perithecial wall and ostiole - magnifiedImage 31: Perithecial wall - magnified
3: Neonectria coccinea (Beech Bark Disease - causative organism)
30 Jan 2000 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on standing dead narrow Spindle trunk
Image 1: PeritheciaImage 2: Perithecia (2)Image 3: Perithecia (3)Image 4: Perithecia - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Perithecia - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Perithecia - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 7: Perithecia - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 8: Perithecia - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 9: Asci - magnifiedImage 10: Asci - magnified (2)Image 11: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 12: Ascospores - magnified (2)Image 13: Ascus and ascospores - magnifiedImage 14: Ascus and ascospores - magnified (2)Image 15: Perithecial wall - magnified
4: Neonectria coccinea (Beech Bark Disease - causative organism)
19 Jan 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Broom branch
Image 1: Apothecia - magnified

Neonectria coccinea (Beech Bark Disease - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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