BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

(Discomycetes) (Discomycete Fungi)

Lab. techniques Ripe spores are needed for identification, but are often hard to find in squash preps or sections. Larger cap fungi can be spore-printed like toadstools. For smaller species hold a coverslip over the fruitbody and tickle the hymenium with a paintbrush or twist of paper and it will fire ripe spores onto the coverslip.

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Order HELOTIALES Nannf., 1932 (an order of discomycetes and lichens) 745 176 274 480 36 2386
Order PEZIZALES Bessey, 1907 (an order of cup fungi and discomycetes) 132 289 289 419 43 138

Suggested Literature

(Discomycetes) may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with (Discomycetes):

Discomycetes may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)

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