Disciotis venosa (Pers.) Arnould
(Bleach Cup)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDisciotis venosa (Bleach Cup)
FamilyMORCHELLACEAE (morels)
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 Disciotis venosa (Bleach Cup) :
1: Disciotis venosa (Bleach Cup)
31 Mar 2017 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Single apothecium by willow stump
Image 1: Apothecium - oblique viewImage 2: Apothecium - top viewImage 3: Apothecium - top view (2)
2: Disciotis venosa (Bleach Cup)
25 Mar 2005 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
single fruitbody, in grass
Image 1: Apothecium - side view - in situ - close-upImage 2: Apothecium - side view - lain dwnImage 3: Apothecium - side view - lain dwn (2)Image 4: Apothecium - top view - in situ - close-upImage 5: SectionImage 6: Apothecium - outer surface - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Hymenium - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Paraphyses - microscope low magnification
3: Disciotis venosa (Bleach Cup)
8 Apr 1977 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Apothecium - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - in situ
4: Disciotis venosa (Bleach Cup)
20 Apr 1969 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Apothecium - top view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2000 Fungal Portraits, No. 4: Disciotis venosa Field Mycology Vol 1 (4): 111-112.

Disciotis venosa (Bleach Cup) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Disciotis venosa (Bleach Cup)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Disciotis venosa (Bleach Cup)

A large and distinctive cup fungus which can be found commonly on calcareous substrates in the spring. The rather fragile fungus is pale buff on the outside and a rich brown inside, with a distinctive smell of chlorine bleach. It is more closely related to the morels than to Peziza.

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