Pachyella violaceonigra (Rehm) Pfister
(Midnight Disco)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPachyella violaceonigra (Midnight Disco)
GenusPachyella (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyPEZIZACEAE (cup fungi)
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 Pachyella violaceonigra (Midnight Disco) :
1: Pachyella violaceonigra (Midnight Disco)
7 May 2000 OSGR: SU18 51° 40’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - fresh - top surfaceImage 2: Fruitbody - oldImage 3: Fruitbody - undersurfaceImage 4: Hymenium - fresh - close-upImage 5: Hymenium - old - close-upImage 6: Three fruitbodiesImage 7: Asci and paraphyses in squash prep.Image 8: AscosporesImage 9: Ascus tips and paraphysesImage 10: Paraphyses

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Greenaway, C. 2004 Pachyella violaceaonigra Vol 5 (2) Page: 38
Robinson, K. 2013 Spring foraying in the Forest of Dean Field Mycology Vol 14 (2): 41-44.

Pachyella violaceonigra (Midnight Disco) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pachyella violaceonigra (Midnight Disco)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pachyella violaceonigra (Midnight Disco)

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