Otidea onotica (Pers.) Fuckel
(Hare’s Ear)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOtidea onotica (Hare’s Ear)
GenusOtidea (ear fungi)
FamilyPYRONEMATACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Otidea onotica (Hare’s Ear) :
1: Otidea onotica (Hare’s Ear)
24 Sep 2005 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
under Oak, hawthorn; Hazel, Ash nearby. . Photos: Fruitbody, asci, paraphyses, excipulum
Image 1: Dug up - close-upImage 2: Dug up - close-up (2)Image 3: In situ - close-upImage 4: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnificationImage 5: Excipulum surface cells - magnifiedImage 6: Excipulum surface cells - magnified (2)Image 7: Paraphyses and asci - microscope low magnification
2: Otidea onotica (Hare’s Ear)
2 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Oak among moss (Pseudoscleropodium purum)
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - outer faceImage 4: Outer surface - close-up
3: Otidea onotica (Hare’s Ear)
19 Oct 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Base of fruitbodyImage 2: FruitbodyImage 3: Fruitbody cut in halfImage 4: Fruitbody showing splitImage 5: Hymenium and fruitbody sectionImage 6: Outer surface of fruitbody
4: Otidea onotica (Hare’s Ear)
6 Oct 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 3: Fruitbody - top view
5: Otidea onotica (Hare’s Ear)
1 Sep 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - dug upImage 2: Fruitbodies - in situImage 3: Fruitbodies - in situ (2)Image 4: Fruitbodies - side view
6: Otidea onotica (Hare’s Ear)
1 Nov 1975 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - side viewImage 2: Fruitbody - top viewImage 3: Fruitbody - top view (2)Image 4: Ascus - magnified
7: Otidea onotica (Hare’s Ear) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
28 Sep 1975 OSGR: SD77 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - close-up - back view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2007 Otidea onotica fruiting in… Vol 8 (4) Page: Front cover
Moss, M. 2006 Otidea onotica - Hare’s Ear Field Mycology Vol 7 (3): 80-81.

Otidea onotica (Hare’s Ear) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Otidea onotica (Hare’s Ear)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Otidea onotica (Hare’s Ear)
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