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(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)
SORDARIOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
HYPOCREALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
HYPOCREACEAE
(a family of pyrenomycetes)
Hypomyces
(a genus of ascomycetes)
Hypomyces aurantius
(an ascomycete)
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Hypomyces aurantius (Pers.) Tul., 1860 (an ascomycete)

Date: 15 October 2003
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 15/10/2003[A]
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State: Imperfect stage
Record Summary: Cladobotryum state of Hypomyces aurantius on Honey Fungus on ground
Associated organism: on fruitbody of Armillaria mellea agg.
Identification Notes: Conidia: abundant, (12)15-28/8-14.5µm, ovoid to cylindric, 1-septate (very rarely 2-septate).
Also some other spores 13-20µm, spherical, multicellular, brown -see photos M,N,Q
(Conidia a bit large for Cladobotryum state of Hypomyces aurantius)

Images etc

naked eye photograph Conidia on stipe 494 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected toadstool - lower side - note conidia dropped on background 500 by 290 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected toadstool 500 by 313 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected toadstools - in situ - close-up 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected toadstools - in situ 500 by 332 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia - magnified 500 by 348 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia - magnified 500 by 259 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia - magnified 500 by 294 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia - magnified 500 by 377 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia - magnified 500 by 397 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia on conidiophores - magnified 331 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia on conidiophores - magnified 21 Kb 283 by 446 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia on conidiophores - magnified 23 Kb 324 by 449 pixels
microscope photograph Dark spores - secondary infection? - magnified 500 by 399 pixels
microscope photograph Dark spores - secondary infection? - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Dark spores - secondary infection? - magnified 500 by 492 pixels
microscope photograph Hyphae - magnified 500 by 340 pixels
microscope photograph Hyphae - magnified 500 by 207 pixels
microscope photograph Hyphae - magnified 500 by 302 pixels
microscope photograph Hyphae - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Hyphae - magnified 500 by 420 pixels
microscope photograph Hyphae - magnified 349 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Hyphae - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Hyphae - magnified 500 by 307 pixels
microscope photograph Hyphae - magnified 500 by 333 pixels

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