Rutstroemia firma (Pers.) P. Karst.
(Brown Cup)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRutstroemia firma (Brown Cup)
GenusRutstroemia (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyRUTSTROEMIACEAE (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 Rutstroemia firma (Brown Cup) :
1: Rutstroemia firma (Brown Cup)
1 Nov 2014 OSGR: SU22 50° 60’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
on dead, fallen oak twig
Image 1: Apothecia - side and top views - natural backgroundImage 2: Apothecia - side and top views - white backgroundImage 3: Apothecia - side and top views - white background (2)Image 4: Apothecia - top and side views - natural backgroundImage 5: Apothecia - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Apothecia - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 7: Asci (mostly young) and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 8: Asci (mostly young) and paraphyses - magnified (2)Image 9: Asci and paraphyses - stained in iodine - magnifiedImage 10: Asci and paraphyses - stained in iodine - magnified (2)Image 11: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 12: Ascus and paraphysis tips - stained in iodine - highly magnifiedImage 13: Ascus tips - stained in iodine - highly magnifiedImage 14: Ascus tips - stained in iodine - highly magnified (2)Image 15: Ascus tip - stained in iodine - highly magnifiedImage 16: Ascus tip - stained in iodine - highly magnified (2)Image 17: Ascus tip - stained in iodine - highly magnified (3)Image 18: Paraphysis tips - highly magnified
2: Rutstroemia firma (Brown Cup)
28 Sep 1975 OSGR: SD76 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Apothecia - oblique viewImage 2: Apothecia - top view

Rutstroemia firma (Brown Cup) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rutstroemia firma (Brown Cup)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rutstroemia firma (Brown Cup)
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