Hypomyces aurantius (Pers.) Fuckel
(Orange Polypore Mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHypomyces aurantius (Orange Polypore Mould)
GenusHypomyces (a genus of ascomycetes)
FamilyHYPOCREACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hypomyces aurantius (Orange Polypore Mould) :
1: Hypomyces aurantius (Orange Polypore Mould)
29 Jun 2008 OSGR: SE98 54° 20’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Perithecia on pore surface of old, dead, fallen, upturned bracket of Polyporus durus on ground under fallen tree trunk
Image 1: Massed perithecia with subiculum on pore surface of old Polyporus durus bracketImage 2: Perithecia - drying - close-up - magnifiedImage 3: Perithecia - drying - close-up - magnified (2)Image 4: Perithecia - drying - close-up - magnified (3)Image 5: Perithecia - drying - close-up - magnified (4)Image 6: Perithecia - moist - close-up - magnifiedImage 7: Perithecia - moist - close-up - magnified (2)Image 8: Perithecia - moist - close-up - magnified (3)Image 9: Perithecia - moist - close-up - magnified (4)Image 10: Perithecia - moist - close-up - magnified (5)Image 11: Perithecia - moist - close-up - magnified (6)Image 12: Perithecia on subiculum - moist - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Perithecia on subiculum - moist - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 14: Perithecia on subiculum - moist - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 15: Perithecia on subiculum - moist - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 16: Perithecia on subiculum - moist - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 17: Perithecia on subiculum - moist - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 18: Perithecia on subiculum - moist - close-up - enlarged (7)Image 19: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 20: Ascospores - magnified (2)Image 21: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 22: Perithecia - squash prep - microscope low magnificationImage 23: Subiculum - hyphae - magnified
2: Hypomyces aurantius (Orange Polypore Mould)
15 Oct 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Cladobotryum state of Hypomyces aurantius on Honey Fungus on ground
Image 1: Conidia on stipeImage 2: Infected toadstoolImage 3: Infected toadstool - lower side - grey backgroundImage 4: Infected toadstools - in situImage 5: Infected toadstools - in situ - close-upImage 6: Conidia - magnifiedImage 7: Conidia - magnified (2)Image 8: Conidia - magnified (3)Image 9: Conidia - magnified (4)Image 10: Conidia - highly magnifiedImage 11: Conidia - highly magnified (2)Image 12: Conidia - highly magnified (3)Image 13: Conidia - highly magnified (4)Image 14: Conidia - highly magnified (5)Image 15: Conidia on conidiophores - magnifiedImage 16: Conidia on conidiophores - magnified (2)Image 17: Conidia on conidiophores - magnified (3)Image 18: Dark spores - secondary infection? - magnifiedImage 19: Dark spores - secondary infection? - magnified (2)Image 20: Dark spores - secondary infection? - highly magnifiedImage 21: Hyphae - magnifiedImage 22: Hyphae - magnified (2)Image 23: Hyphae - magnified (3)Image 24: Hyphae - magnified (4)Image 25: Hyphae - microscope low magnificationImage 26: Hyphae - microscope low magnification (2)Image 27: Hyphae - microscope low magnification (3)Image 28: Hyphae - microscope low magnification (4)Image 29: Hyphae - microscope low magnification (5)
3: Hypomyces aurantius (Orange Polypore Mould)
26 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Coriolus versicolor
Image 1: Infections on pore surface of old bracket fungusImage 2: Infections on underside of old bracket fungusImage 3: AscosporesImage 4: Ascospores and conidiaImage 5: Ascospores in ascus and a conidiumImage 6: Conidia of Cladobotryum stateImage 7: Hyphae on outside of fruitbodyImage 8: PapillaImage 9: Papilla - cell structureImage 10: PeritheciaImage 11: Perithecia (2)Image 12: Perithecia (3)Image 13: Perithecia (4)Image 14: Perithecium - squashed

Hypomyces aurantius (Orange Polypore Mould) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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