Thecaphora trailii Cooke, (a seed smut fungus)

9 Jul 2005 at OSGR: SP51 in Oxon, England

Thecaphora trailii is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ustilaginomycetes)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Record Summary	in aborted capitula of Meadow Thistle
Found as	Infection
Date	9 July 2005
Associated organism	Cirsium dissectum
OS grid ref	OSGR: SP51
Lat/Lon	51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice County	Oxon, VC no: 23
Country	England
Voucher	9 Jul 2005[A] (Please quote this in any queries about this record)

Notes: Spores in 1’s, 2’s or 4’s.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Mordue, J.E.M. & Ainsworth G.C., 1984. Ustilaginales of the British Isles. Mycological Papers, No 154, 96pp, Commonwealth Mycological Institute
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997. Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, 2nd (New Enlarged), 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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Thecaphora trailii Cooke, (a seed smut fungus)

9 Jul 2005 at OSGR: SP51 in Oxon, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Thecaphora trailii is also a member of:

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