Caloscypha fulgens (Pers.) Boud.
(Golden Cup)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCaloscypha fulgens (Golden Cup)
FamilyCALOSCYPHACEAE (a family of fungi)
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 Caloscypha fulgens (Golden Cup) :
1: Caloscypha fulgens (Golden Cup)
18 Mar 2017 OSGR: SU22 50° 60’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
2 small cups, among Funaria and Marchantia on old fire site.
Image 1: Apothecium - side view - highly enlargedImage 2: Apothecium - top view - highly enlargedImage 3: Apothecium - top view - highly enlarged (2)Image 4: Apothecium - top view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Asci and ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 6: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - in iodine - magnifiedImage 7: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - in iodine - magnified (2)Image 8: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - magnifiedImage 9: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - magnified (2)Image 10: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - magnified (3)Image 11: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - magnified (4)Image 12: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 13: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - highly magnified (2)Image 14: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - highly magnified (3)Image 15: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - highly magnified (4)Image 16: Ascus with ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 17: Hymenium section - magnifiedImage 18: Paraphyses - highly magnifiedImage 19: Paraphyses - highly magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. 1969 Two new British discomycetes with smooth spherical ascospores Kew Bulletin Vol 23 (3): 479-481.
Hodge, V. 2012 Two uncommon Spring Fungi from West Sussex Field Mycology Vol 13 (1): 34-36.
Spooner, B.M. & Ainsworth, A.M. 1996 Profiles of Fungi No. 75: Caloscypha fulgens Mycologist Vol 10 (1): 36-37.

Caloscypha fulgens (Golden Cup) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Caloscypha fulgens (Golden Cup)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Caloscypha fulgens (Golden Cup)

Endangered

VU/D2

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