Bloxamia leucophthalma (Lév.) Höhn.
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesBloxamia leucophthalma (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Form genusBloxamia (a genus of anamorphic fungi)
FamilyHELOTIACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Bloxamia leucophthalma (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) :
1: Bloxamia leucophthalma (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
5 Sep 2000 OSGR: TQ02 51° 0’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on Hypoxylon nummularium on fallen Beech
Image 1: Conidiomata (pale) on Hypoxylon (black)Image 2: Conidiomata (pale) on Hypoxylon (black) (2)Image 3: Conidiomata (pale) on Hypoxylon (black) (3)Image 4: Conidiomata (pale) on Hypoxylon (black) (4)Image 5: ConidiaImage 6: Many small conidia with host ascospores and (?host) conidiaImage 7: Many small conidia with host ascospores and (?host) conidia (2)Image 8: PhialidesImage 9: Phialides (2)Image 10: Phialides and conidiaImage 11: Phialides and conidia (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hawksworth, D.L. & Minter. D.W. 1980 New and interesting microfungi from the 1978 Exeter foray TBMS Vol 74 (3): 567-577.

Bloxamia leucophthalma (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bloxamia leucophthalma (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bloxamia leucophthalma (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
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