Calycina herbarum (Pers.) Gray
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalycina herbarum (a discomycete)
GenusCalycina (a genus of fungi)
FamilyHYALOSCYPHACEAE (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 Calycina herbarum (a discomycete) :
1: Calycina herbarum (a discomycete)
15 Oct 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on wet, dead, fallen, rotten nettle stems
Image 1: Apothecia - enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Apothecia - top view - highly enlargedImage 3: Apothecia - top view - magnifiedImage 4: Asci and ascospores - magnifiedImage 5: Asci and ascospores - magnified (2)Image 6: Asci and marginal hairs - magnifiedImage 7: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 8: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (2)Image 9: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (3)Image 10: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (4)Image 11: Asci - magnifiedImage 12: Asci - magnified (2)Image 13: Asci - magnified (3)Image 14: Asci - magnified (4)Image 15: Asci - magnified (5)Image 16: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 17: Ascus - highly magnifiedImage 18: Ascus tips - highly magnifiedImage 19: Excipular cells - magnifiedImage 20: Excipular cells - magnified (2)Image 21: Marginal hairs - magnifiedImage 22: Marginal hairs - magnified (2)
2: Calycina herbarum (a discomycete)
25 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on dead Nettle stems
Image 1: Apothecia - side viewImage 2: Apothecia - side view (2)Image 3: Apothecia - side view - close-upImage 4: Apothecia - top viewImage 5: Apothecia - top view - close-upImage 6: Asci and ascospores withinImage 7: Asci and ascospores within (2)Image 8: Asci and paraphysesImage 9: Marginal hairsImage 10: Marginal hairs (2)Image 11: ParaphysesImage 12: Paraphyses (2)

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Calycina herbarum (a discomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Calycina herbarum (a discomycete)

A very common small ivory white discomycete drying yellow ochre which grows on dead stems, especially Urtica.

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