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Lophomerum ponticum Minter, 1980 (a discomycete)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos #microphotos
Lophomerum ponticum? Fruitbody 22 April 2007 Surrey England 3 3

Suggested Literature

Lophomerum ponticum may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)
RHYTISMATACEAE
(a family of ascomycetes)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Lophomerum ponticum is associated with:

Photos apothecium Rhododendron ponticum - Rhododendron (Ericaceae) hypophyllous, subcuticular apothecium is saprobic on dead, attached leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [with white or grey lips surrounding a slit-like opening]
Photos apothecium Rhododendron ponticum - Rhododendron (Ericaceae) hypophyllous, subcuticular apothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen leaf Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [with white or grey lips surrounding a slit-like opening]

Associated with Lophomerum ponticum:

Lophomerum ponticum may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook

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