Perilachnea hemisphaerioides (Mouton) Van Vooren
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPerilachnea hemisphaerioides (a discomycete)
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 Perilachnea hemisphaerioides (a discomycete) :
1: Perilachnea hemisphaerioides (a discomycete)
10 Feb 2002 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on small Funaria-covered hummock on old bonfire site
Image 1: ApotheciaImage 2: Apothecia (2)Image 3: Apothecia (3)Image 4: Apothecia - side view
2: Perilachnea hemisphaerioides (a discomycete)
16 Oct 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on fire site, under pieces of wood
Image 1: ApotheciaImage 2: Apothecia - side viewImage 3: Apothecia - top viewImage 4: Apothecia - top view (2)Image 5: Apothecium - top viewImage 6: Apothecium - top view (2)Image 7: Apothecium - top view (3)Image 8: Apothecium - top view (4)Image 9: Asci and paraphyses in hymeniumImage 10: Ascospore ornamentationImage 11: AscosporesImage 12: Ascospores (2)Image 13: Ascus tip with sporesImage 14: Excipular hairImage 15: Excipular hair (2)Image 16: Excipular hair (3)Image 17: Excipular hairsImage 18: Excipular hairs (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Graddon, W.D., Watling, R., Gunnell, J. & Frost, L.C. 1960 British Records 43-57 TBMS Vol 43 (4).

Perilachnea hemisphaerioides (a discomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Perilachnea hemisphaerioides (a discomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Perilachnea hemisphaerioides (a discomycete)
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