Glutinoglossum glutinosum (Pers.) Hustad, A.N. Mill., Dentinger & P.F. Cannon
(Sticky Earthtongue, Glutinous Earthtongue)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGlutinoglossum glutinosum (Sticky Earthtongue, Glutinous Earthtongue)
FamilyGEOGLOSSACEAE (earthtongues)
OrderGEOGLOSSALES (an order of fungi)
ClassGEOGLOSSOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Glutinoglossum glutinosum (Sticky Earthtongue, Glutinous Earthtongue) :
1: Glutinoglossum glutinosum (Sticky Earthtongue, Glutinous Earthtongue)
10 Oct 2013 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Troop of sticky fruitbodies, in acid, mossy lawn
Image 1: Ascocarps - silver backgroundImage 2: Asci with ripe ascospores - magnifiedImage 3: Asci with ripe ascospores - magnified (2)Image 4: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 5: Ascus with ripe ascospores - magnifiedImage 6: Paraphyses - magnified
2: Glutinoglossum glutinosum (Sticky Earthtongue, Glutinous Earthtongue)
29 Sep 2004 OSGR: SX76 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Group of sticky fruitbodies, deep in grass
Image 1: Fruitbodies - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies - close-up (2)Image 3: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnificationImage 4: Ascospores in ascus - magnifiedImage 5: Ascospores in ascus - magnified (2)Image 6: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 7: Ascospores - magnified (2)Image 8: Ascus and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 9: Ascus with ascospores - magnifiedImage 10: Immature ascospores in ascus - magnifiedImage 11: Paraphyses - magnifiedImage 12: Paraphyses - magnified (2)Image 13: Paraphyses - magnified (3)
3: Glutinoglossum glutinosum (Sticky Earthtongue, Glutinous Earthtongue) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
28 Sep 1973 OSGR: SE98 54° 20’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: In situ

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hustad, V.P., Miller, A.N., Dentinger, B.T.M. & Cannon, P.F. 2013 Generic circumscriptions in Geoglossomycetes Persoonia Vol 31: 101-111.

Glutinoglossum glutinosum (Sticky Earthtongue, Glutinous Earthtongue) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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