Scutellinia scutellata (L.) Lambotte
(Common Eyelash)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScutellinia scutellata (Common Eyelash)
GenusScutellinia (eyelash 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 Scutellinia scutellata (Common Eyelash) :
1: Scutellinia scutellata (Common Eyelash)
20 May 2004 OSGR: SX76 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
fruitbodies on burnt logs
Image 1: Apothecia - enlargedImage 2: Apothecia - enlarged (2)Image 3: Apothecia - enlarged (3)Image 4: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 5: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnificationImage 6: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnification (2)Image 7: Ascospores - highly magnified
2: Scutellinia scutellata (Common Eyelash)
8 Apr 2000 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: ApotheciaImage 2: Apothecia (2)Image 3: Apothecia - marginal hairsImage 4: ApotheciumImage 5: Apothecium - hymenium - close-upImage 6: Apothecium - immature with hairs still closed over the hymeniumImage 7: Apothecium margin - close-upImage 8: AscosporeImage 9: Ascospores
3: Scutellinia scutellata (Common Eyelash)
30 May 1999 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on waterlogged fallen ?willow
Image 1: ApotheciaImage 2: Apothecia (2)Image 3: ApotheciumImage 4: Apothecium (2)Image 5: Apothecium and marginImage 6: Apothecium - margin showing hairsImage 7: Apothecium showing hymenium and excipular hairsImage 8: Apothecium - undersideImage 9: Apothecium - underside (2)Image 10: Apothecium - underside (3)Image 11: Apothecium - underside (4)Image 12: Apothecial hairsImage 13: Apothecial hairs (2)Image 14: Asci - emptyImage 15: Asci - empty (2)Image 16: Asci - with eight ascosporesImage 17: Asci - with eight ascospores (2)Image 18: Ascus tip and sporesImage 19: Ascus tip and spores (2)Image 20: Excipular hairImage 21: Excipular hair (2)Image 22: Excipular hair (3)Image 23: Excipular hair (4)Image 24: Excipular hair - baseImage 25: Hymenial elements - asci, paraphyses and sporesImage 26: Paraphyses and asciImage 27: Paraphysis tipsImage 28: Paraphysis tips (2)Image 29: Paraphysis tips (3)Image 30: SporesImage 31: Spore - showing surface ornamentationImage 32: Spore - showing surface ornamentation (2)Image 33: Spores - showing faint surface ornamentationImage 34: Spores - showing granular contents
4: Scutellinia scutellata (Common Eyelash)
18 Apr 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on fallen Willow, lying by pool
Image 1: ApotheciaImage 2: Apothecia - close-upImage 3: Apothecia on sodden rotting woodImage 4: Apothecia on sodden rotting wood (2)Image 5: Apothecia - side view - close-upImage 6: Apothecium - close-upImage 7: Apothecium - side viewImage 8: Asci and paraphyses in hymeniumImage 9: Asci and paraphyses - Iodine-stainedImage 10: Ascospore (empty) - surface showing ornamentationImage 11: AscosporesImage 12: Ascospores (2)Image 13: Ascospores in tip of ascusImage 14: Ascospores - surface showing ornamentationImage 15: Ascospores - surface showing ornamentation (2)Image 16: Ascospores - surface showing ornamentation (3)Image 17: Ascospores - surface showing ornamentation (4)Image 18: Ascus base showing crozierImage 19: Hymenium squash showing asci and paraphysesImage 20: Hymenium squash showing asci and paraphyses (2)Image 21: Marginal hairsImage 22: Marginal hairs (2)Image 23: Marginal hairs - mid-section and tipImage 24: ParaphysesImage 25: Paraphyses and Ascus - tips
5: Scutellinia scutellata (Common Eyelash)
2 Jun 1979 OSGR: SU93 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on soil amongst moss
Image 1: Apothecia - enlarged
6: Scutellinia scutellata (Common Eyelash)
2 Jun 1979 OSGR: SU93 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on wood
Image 1: Apothecia - in situ - top view - enlargedImage 2: Apothecia - oblique view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Apothecium - side view - close-up - enlarged
7: Scutellinia scutellata (Common Eyelash)
28 Sep 1973 OSGR: SE98 54° 20’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Apothecia - enlargedImage 2: Apothecia - magnified

Scutellinia scutellata (Common Eyelash) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Scutellinia scutellata (Common Eyelash)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Scutellinia scutellata (Common Eyelash)
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