Calonectria ilicicola Boedijn & Reitsma
(a pyrenomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalonectria ilicicola (a pyrenomycete)
GenusCalonectria (a genus of pyrenomycetes)
FamilyNECTRIACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Calonectria ilicicola (a pyrenomycete) :
1: Calonectria ilicicola (a pyrenomycete)
5 Sep 2007 OSGR: SK38 53° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
Cylindrocladium state on Holly
Image 1: Leaf with leaf spots - top surface - white backgroundImage 2: Leaf with leaf spots - top surface - white background (2)Image 3: Leaf with leaf spots - under surface - white backgroundImage 4: Leaf with leaf spots - under surface - white background (2)Image 5: Leaf with leaf spots - under surface - white background (3)Image 6: Leaf spots - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Leaf spot - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Leaf spot - top surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 9: Leaf spot - top surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 10: Leaf spot - under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Leaf spot - under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 12: Leaf spot - under surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 13: Leaf spot - under surface - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 14: Leaf spot - under surface - close-up - magnifiedImage 15: Leaf spot - under surface - close-up - magnified (2)Image 16: Leaf spot - under surface - close-up - magnified (3)Image 17: Leaf spot - under surface - close-up - magnified (4)Image 18: Conidia and conidiophores - magnifiedImage 19: Conidia and conidiophores - magnified (2)Image 20: Conidia and conidiophores - magnified (3)Image 21: Conidia and conidiophores - magnified (4)Image 22: Conidia and conidiophores - highly magnifiedImage 23: Conidia - magnifiedImage 24: Conidia - highly magnifiedImage 25: Conidia - highly magnified (2)Image 26: Conidia - highly magnified (3)Image 27: Conidia - highly magnified (4)Image 28: Conidia - highly magnified (5)Image 29: Conidia - highly magnified (6)Image 30: Conidia - highly magnified (7)Image 31: Conidiophores and conidia - highly magnifiedImage 32: Conidiophores - highly magnified
2: Calonectria ilicicola (a pyrenomycete)
19 Nov 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on fallen, dead, black, wet, rotting, Holly leaves
Image 1: Perithecia on leaf top surfaceImage 2: Perithecia on leaf under surfaceImage 3: Perithecia on leaf under surface (2)Image 4: Perithecia on leaf under surface (3)Image 5: Perithecia on leaf under surface - only a fewImage 6: Perithecia - immature - damp - enlargedImage 7: Perithecia - immature - damp - enlarged (2)Image 8: Perithecia - immature - damp - enlarged (3)Image 9: Perithecia - immature - damp - magnifiedImage 10: Perithecia - immature - damp - magnified (2)Image 11: Perithecia - immature - damp - magnified (3)Image 12: Perithecia - mature - dry - lateral view - magnifiedImage 13: Perithecia - mature - dry - lateral view - magnified (2)Image 14: Perithecia - mature - dry - lateral view - magnified (3)Image 15: Perithecia - mature - dry - top view - magnifiedImage 16: Perithecia - mature - dry - top view - magnified (2)Image 17: Perithecia - mature - dry - top view - magnified (3)Image 18: Ascospores in asci - magnifiedImage 19: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 20: Ascospores - magnified (2)Image 21: Ostiole - magnifiedImage 22: Perithecial wall - magnifiedImage 23: Perithecial wall - magnified (2)Image 24: Squash prep - microscope low magnification

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Booth, C. & Murray, J.S. 1960 Calonectria hederae Arnaud and its Cylindrocladium conidial state TBMS Vol 43 (1): 69-72.

Calonectria ilicicola (a pyrenomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Calonectria ilicicola (a pyrenomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Calonectria ilicicola (a pyrenomycete)
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