Torula herbarum (Pers.) Link, (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

5 Feb 1983 at OSGR: SU18 in North Wilts, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic Species: Torula herbarum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Genus: Torula (a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycetes)
Order: CAPNODIALES (sooty moulds)
Subclass: DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class: DOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum: PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum: ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom: FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain: Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life: BIOTA (living things)

Torula herbarum is also a member of:
Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes - dematiaceous anamorphic fungi (via Torula)
Anamorphic fungi - mitosporic fungi (via Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Anamorphic fungi)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Record Summary	on dead ?umbellifer stem
Found as	Anamorph
Date	5 February 1983
Associated organism	Apiaceae?
OS grid ref	OSGR: SU18
Lat/Lon	51° 30’ N, 1° 40’ W
Vice County	North Wilts, VC no: 7
Country	England

Notes:

Bronze-black velvety covering.

Terminal cells paler, staining blue in Cotton Blue.

Conidia verruculose in water, appearing smooth in lactophenol.

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Torula herbarum (Pers.) Link, (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

5 Feb 1983 at OSGR: SU18 in North Wilts, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Torula herbarum is also a member of:

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