Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae Boidin & Beller
(Pink Disco)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAleurodiscus wakefieldiae (Pink Disco)
GenusAleurodiscus (a genus of basidiomycete fungi)
FamilySTEREACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae (Pink Disco) :
1: Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae (Pink Disco)
7 Dec 2014 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
on fallen, soft-rotten Beech twig
Image 1: Fruitbodies on Beech twigImage 2: Fruitbodies - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbodies - enlarged (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - close-up - highly enlargedImage 5: Fruitbody - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Fruitbody - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 7: Fruitbody - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 8: Fruitbody - close-up - magnifiedImage 9: Fruitbody - enlargedImage 10: Acanthocystidia and moniliform leptocystidia - magnifiedImage 11: Basidia - magnifiedImage 12: Basidia - magnified (2)Image 13: Basidiomes, acanthocystidia and coralloid leptocystidia - magnifiedImage 14: Basidiomes, acanthocystidia and coralloid leptocystidia - magnified (2)Image 15: Basidiomes and acanthocystidia - magnifiedImage 16: Marginal hyphae - magnifiedImage 17: Moniliform leptocystidia - magnifiedImage 18: Spores and hymenial elements - in iodine - magnifiedImage 19: Spores and hymenial elements - in iodine - magnified (2)Image 20: Spores - apiculi and amyloid plage - in iodine - magnifiedImage 21: Spores - in cotton blue - magnifiedImage 22: Spores - in cotton blue - magnified (2)Image 23: Spores - in iodine - magnifiedImage 24: Spores - in iodine - magnified (2)Image 25: Spores - in iodine - surface view - magnifiedImage 26: Spores - magnifiedImage 27: Spores - magnified (2)Image 28: Spores - magnified (3)Image 29: Spores - magnified (4)Image 30: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 31: Spores - profile view, and hymenial elements - in iodine - magnifiedImage 32: Spores - profile view - in iodine - magnifiedImage 33: Spores - profile view - in iodine - highly magnifiedImage 34: Spores - profile view - highly magnifiedImage 35: Spores - surface ornamentation - in iodine - magnifiedImage 36: Wax crystals - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2013 Notes & Records (Jan 2013) Field Mycology vol 14 (1): 33-36.
Wakefield, E.M. 1952 New or rare British hymenomycetes (Aphyllophorales) TBMS Vol 35 (1): 34-65.

Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae (Pink Disco) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae (Pink Disco)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae (Pink Disco)

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