Bionectria ralfsii (Berk. & Broome) Schroers & Samuels
(a pyrenomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBionectria ralfsii (a pyrenomycete)
GenusBionectria (a genus of fungi)
FamilyBIONECTRIACEAE (a family of prenomycetes and lichens)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Bionectria ralfsii (a pyrenomycete) :
1: Bionectria ralfsii (a pyrenomycete)
10 Apr 2005 OSGR: SU31 50° 60’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
on dead attached gorse branch, with associated Myrothecium state
Image 1: Myrothecium state - highly enlargedImage 2: Myrothecium state - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Myrothecium state - highly enlarged (3)Image 4: Perithecia - enlargedImage 5: Perithecia - enlarged (2)Image 6: Perithecia - highly enlargedImage 7: Perithecia - highly enlarged (2)Image 8: Myrothecium state - conidia - magnifiedImage 9: Myrothecium state - conidia - magnified (2)Image 10: Myrothecium state - conidia - magnified (3)Image 11: Myrothecium state - conidia - magnified (4)Image 12: Myrothecium state - conidia - magnified (5)Image 13: Myrothecium state - conidia - highly magnifiedImage 14: Myrothecium state - conidia - highly magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Robinson, K. 2013 Spring foraying in the Forest of Dean Field Mycology Vol 14 (2): 41-44.

Bionectria ralfsii (a pyrenomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bionectria ralfsii (a pyrenomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bionectria ralfsii (a pyrenomycete)
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