ASCOMYCOTA Caval.-Sm.
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
images
No of
ID refs
Class 3 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Anamorphic Species 19 images
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
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Form genus 1 subtaxa 10 images
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
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Subphylum 1,822 subtaxa 10,140 images 1,787 ident. refs
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Subphylum 4 subtaxa 6 ident. refs
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
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Subphylum 14 subtaxa 111 images 15 ident. refs
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
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Unidentified 24 images
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Informal 84 subtaxa 464 images 118 ident. refs
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Informal 172 subtaxa 498 images 282 ident. refs
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Informal 150 subtaxa 913 images 235 ident. refs
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Informal 345 subtaxa 2,012 images 293 ident. refs
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Informal 341 subtaxa 1,696 images 834 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, G.C., Sparrow, F.K. & Sussman, A.S. (eds) 1973 *** The Fungi, An Advanced Treatise: Volume IVA, a taxonomic review with keys: ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti ***(Superseded) xviii+621pp, Academic Press
Andersson, I. Swedish Fungi swefungi.se/swindex.html
Aranzadi Society of Sciences Mikologia www.aranzadi.eus/micologia/a?lang=eu
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F. 1984 Ascomycetes Fungi of Switzerland, Vol I, 310pp, Mykologia, Lucerne
Dennis, R.W.G. 1981 British Ascomycetes: Addenda and Corrigenda J. Cramer
() Dennis, R.W.G. 1978 British Ascomycetes Revised and enlarged edition, 585pp, J. Cramer
Dennis, R.W.G. 1960 *** British Cup Fungi and their Allies: an Introduction to the Ascomycetes ***(Superseded) Vol 143, The Ray Society, London
() Ellis, M.B. & J.P. 1998 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook 2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B. 1976 More Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux
Ellis, M.B. 1971 Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes 608pp, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux
Ellis, W.N. Plant Parasites of Europe: leafminers, galls and Fungi bladmineerders.nl
Hansen, L & Knudsen, H 2000 Nordic Macromycetes, Vol 1 (Ascomycetes) Nordic Macromycetes, 1, 309pp, Nordsvamp, Copenhagen
Perz, P. Checklist of Larger Ascomycetes from Klodzko Land (Poland) wwkk.mikologia.pl/index.php
() Phillips, R. 2006 Mushrooms 2nd, expanded edition of his 1981 book edition, 384pp, Macmillan
() Phillips, R. 1981 Mushrooms & other Fungi of Great Britain & Europe 287pp, Pan Books
() Thompson, P.I. 2013 Ascomycetes in colour - found and photographed in mainland Britain 367pp, Xlibris
von Arx, J.A. & Müller, E., translated by Butterfill, G.B. 1969 Keys to the genera of Amerospored and Didymospored Pyrenomycetes 53pp, Commonwealth Mycological Institute
Wergen, B. Funghiparadise - where the ascomycetes are at home www.sites.google.com/site/funghiparadise/home

Aero-aquatic Fungi

Descals, E. et al 1989 Aquatic Hyphomycetes
Ingold, C.T. 1975 *** Guide to Aquatic Hyphomycetes ***(Superseded) Scientific Publication, No. 30, 96pp, Freshwater Biological Association

Dung Fungi

() Doveri, F. 2007 Fungi Fimicoli Italici: a guide to the recognition of basidiomycetes and ascomycetes living on faecal material corrected reprint edition, 1104pp, A.M.B. Fondazione Centro Studi Micologici
() Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R. 1997 Keys to Fungi on Dung 2 edition, 68pp, British Mycological Society
Seifert, K., Kendrick, B. & Murase, G. 1983 A key to Hyphomycetes on dung Biology Series, No. 27, 61pp, University of Waterloo

Lichenicolous Fungi

Hawksworth, D.L., Atienza, V. & Coppins, B.J. 2010 Artifical Keys to the Lichenicolous Fungi of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands, Iberian Peninsula, and Canary Islands
Hawksworth, D.L. 1983 A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles 44pp, The British Lichen Society

Plant Pathology

() Ellis, M.B. & J.P. 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook 2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Moore, W.C. 1959 British Parasitic Fungi 430pp, Cambridge University Press

Software

Laessøe, T. & Peteren, J.H. 2008 Mycokey v3.1
Laessøe, T. & Peteren, J.H. 2007 *** Mycokey v2.1 ***(Superseded)

ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 19,585 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)

Except for a handful of larger species, microscopic examination is always required to identify ascomycetes. Staining is often necessary to make hyaline tissues and spores visible - the question is what stain to use: as a rule of thumb: if it has asci, use Melzer’s Iodine; other hyaline structures can be stained with Congo Red. Anamorphic fungi generally stain well in Cotton Blue, although dematiaceous hyphomycetes generally need no staining.

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