Pulvinula miltina (Berk.) Rifai
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPulvinula miltina (a discomycete)
GenusPulvinula (a genus of discomycetes)
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 Pulvinula miltina (a discomycete) :
1: Pulvinula miltina (a discomycete)
23 Oct 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
wrinkled orange apothecia, among mosses on fire site
Image 1: Apothecium - enlargedImage 2: Apothecium - highly enlargedImage 3: Asci and ascospores - magnifiedImage 4: Asci and ascospores - magnified (2)Image 5: Asci and ascospores - magnified (3)Image 6: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 7: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (2)Image 8: Paraphyses - magnified
2: Pulvinula miltina (a discomycete)
19 Oct 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
on 1 year old fire site, amongst Funaria hygrometrica
Image 1: Apothecia - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Apothecia - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Apothecia - enlargedImage 4: Apothecium - highly enlargedImage 5: Apothecium - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 7: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnificationImage 8: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnification (2)Image 9: Asci - magnifiedImage 10: Ascospores in asci - highly magnifiedImage 11: Ascospores in ascus - highly magnifiedImage 12: Paraphyses - magnifiedImage 13: Paraphyses - magnified (2)
3: Pulvinula miltina (a discomycete)
8 Oct 2013 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at side of path
Image 1: Apothecium - top viewImage 2: Apothecium - top view (2)Image 3: Apothecium - top view (3)Image 4: Apothecium - top view - enlargedImage 5: Apothecium - top view - enlarged (2)Image 6: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 7: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (2)Image 8: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (3)Image 9: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (4)Image 10: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (5)Image 11: Paraphyses - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M. 1996 Notes on British species of Pulvinula, with two newly recorded species Mycol. Res. Vol 100 (7): 883-884.

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

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An orange discomycete that grows on damp soil, sometimes amongst mosses.

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