Periconia byssoides Pers.
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesPericonia byssoides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
GenusPericonia (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)
OrderPLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Periconia byssoides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) :
1: Periconia byssoides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
7 Oct 2008 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Secondary invader on lesions of Septoria convolvuli on bindweed leaves
Image 1: Conidiophores (indicated) on Septoria convolvuli lesion - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Conidiophores - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 3: Conidiophores - lateral view - close-up - magnified (2)Image 4: Conidiophores on Septoria convolvuli lesion - close-up - magnifiedImage 5: Conidiophores on Septoria convolvuli lesion - close-up - magnified (2)Image 6: Conidiophores on Septoria convolvuli lesion - close-up - magnified (3)Image 7: Conidia - highly magnifiedImage 8: Conidiophore head - magnifiedImage 9: Conidiophore head - magnified (2)Image 10: Conidiophore head - highly magnifiedImage 11: Conidiophore head - highly magnified (2)Image 12: Conidiophore head - highly magnified (3)Image 13: Conidiophore - magnifiedImage 14: Conidiophore - microscope low magnificationImage 15: Conidiophore - microscope low magnification (2)Image 16: Conidiophores - microscope low magnification
2: Periconia byssoides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
6 Sep 2007 OSGR: SK37 53° 10’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
on dead leaves of Large Bird’s-foot Trefoil
Image 1: Colony - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Colony on dead leaf - highly enlargedImage 3: Conidia - highly magnifiedImage 4: Conidiophore head - magnifiedImage 5: Conidiophore head - magnified (2)Image 6: Conidiophore head - magnified (3)Image 7: Conidiophore heads - magnifiedImage 8: Conidiophore heads - magnified (2)Image 9: Conidiophore heads - magnified (3)Image 10: Conidiophore heads - magnified (4)Image 11: Conidiophore - magnifiedImage 12: Conidiophore - microscope low magnificationImage 13: Conidiophores - bases - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Conidiophores - microscope low magnificationImage 15: Conidiophores - microscope low magnification (2)Image 16: Conidiophore - spent head - highly magnifiedImage 17: Conidiophore - spent head - microscope low magnificationImage 18: Conidiophore - spent head - microscope low magnification (2)
3: Periconia byssoides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
5 Feb 1983 OSGR: SU18 51° 30’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
on dead ?Umbellifer stem
Image 1: Conidiophore apex - highly magnifiedImage 2: Conidiophore - magnified

Periconia byssoides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Periconia byssoides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Periconia byssoides (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
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