Ascobolus albidus P. Crouan & H. Crouan
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAscobolus albidus (a discomycete)
GenusAscobolus (a genus of discomycete fungi)
FamilyASCOBOLACEAE (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 Ascobolus albidus (a discomycete) :
1: Ascobolus albidus (a discomycete)
1 Jun 2000 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on cultured rabbit dung
Image 1: ApotheciaImage 2: Apothecia (2)Image 3: Apothecia - close-upImage 4: Apothecia - close-up (2)Image 5: AsciImage 6: Asci (2)Image 7: Asci of varying ripenessImage 8: Asci of varying ripeness (2)Image 9: Ascospore - close-upImage 10: AscosporesImage 11: Ascospores (2)Image 12: Ascospores - bloatedImage 13: Ascospores - bloated and normalImage 14: Ascospores - close-upImage 15: Ascospores - close-up (2)Image 16: Ascospores in ascusImage 17: AscusImage 18: ExcipulumImage 19: ParaphysesImage 20: Paraphyses (2)

Ascobolus albidus (a discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ascobolus albidus (a discomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ascobolus albidus (a discomycete)
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