Otidea alutacea (Pers.) Massee
(Tan Ear)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOtidea alutacea (Tan Ear)
GenusOtidea (ear fungi)
FamilyPYRONEMATACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
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 Otidea alutacea (Tan Ear) :
1: Otidea alutacea (Tan Ear)
18 Sep 2008 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at roadside, under Beech, oak, Holly
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbody - in situ - close-upImage 3: Fruitbody - reverse - in situ - close-upImage 4: Asci - magnifiedImage 5: Asci - microscope low magnificationImage 6: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 7: Paraphyses and asci - magnified
2: Otidea alutacea (Tan Ear)
25 Sep 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Oak, Hawthorn
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side viewsImage 2: Fruitbody - side viewImage 3: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - side view - close-upImage 5: Fruitbody - top viewImage 6: Asci - magnifiedImage 7: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 8: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Ascus tip - highly magnifiedImage 10: Excipulum hyphae - magnifiedImage 11: Paraphyses - magnified
3: Otidea alutacea (Tan Ear)
1 Nov 1975 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - top viewImage 2: Fruitbody - side viewImage 3: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 4: Ascus - magnified

Otidea alutacea (Tan Ear) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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