Ombrophila violacea Fr.
(Violet Jellydisc)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOmbrophila violacea (Violet Jellydisc)
GenusOmbrophila (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 Ombrophila violacea (Violet Jellydisc) :
1: Ombrophila violacea (Violet Jellydisc) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
20 May 2004 OSGR: SX76 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
on dead branch
Image 1: Apothecia - enlargedImage 2: Apothecia - enlarged (2)Image 3: Apothecia - enlarged (3)Image 4: Apothecia - LS - magnifiedImage 5: Apothecia - LS - microscope low magnificationImage 6: Apothecia - LS - microscope low magnification (2)Image 7: Asci and ascospores - magnifiedImage 8: Asci and ascospores - magnified (2)Image 9: Asci and ascospores - magnified (3)Image 10: Asci and ascospores - magnified (4)Image 11: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 12: Ascospores - highly magnified (2)Image 13: Ascus tip - highly magnifiedImage 14: Ascus tips and ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 15: Waxy or crystalline deposit in apothecium - magnifiedImage 16: Waxy or crystalline deposit in apothecium - magnified (2)

Ombrophila violacea (Violet Jellydisc) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ombrophila violacea (Violet Jellydisc)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ombrophila violacea (Violet Jellydisc)

Endangered

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