Mitrula paludosa Fr.
(Bog Beacon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMitrula paludosa (Bog Beacon)
GenusMitrula (a genus of ascomycete fungi)
FamilySCLEROTINIACEAE (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 Mitrula paludosa (Bog Beacon) :
1: Mitrula paludosa (Bog Beacon)
25 Apr 1999 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
among Sphagnum and Juncus under trees by stream
Image 1: Fruitbody - side viewImage 2: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - side view (3)Image 4: Fruitbody - side view (4)Image 5: Fruitbody - side view (5)Image 6: Fruitbody - side view (6)Image 7: Fruitbody - side view (7)Image 8: Fruitbody - side view (8)Image 9: AsciImage 10: Asci - phase contrastImage 11: AscosporesImage 12: Ascospores in ascusImage 13: Ascus tips
2: Mitrula paludosa (Bog Beacon)
3 May 1978 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
growing in water
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: In situ
3: Mitrula paludosa (Bog Beacon)
30 May 1975 OSGR: SE79 54° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - close-up
4: Mitrula paludosa (Bog Beacon)
27 Apr 1975 OSGR: SU96 51° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - side viewImage 2: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 3: Head - close-up

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Greenhalgh, P. 2002 Mitrula paludosa Vol 3 (1) Page: 7

Mitrula paludosa (Bog Beacon) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mitrula paludosa (Bog Beacon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mitrula paludosa (Bog Beacon)
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