ASCOMYCOTA Caval.-Sm.
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Class 4 trophisms 4 references
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 references
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Form genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Form genus 1 references
Anamorphic Species 2 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Subphylum 5,505 subtaxa 19,387 trophisms 2,268 references
Anamorphic Species 1 references
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 2 trophisms
Subphylum 7 subtaxa 3 trophisms 10 references
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Subphylum 28 subtaxa 93 trophisms 21 references
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Anamorphic Species 1 trophisms
Informal 1,090 subtaxa 2,254 trophisms 78 references
Informal 495 subtaxa 1,871 trophisms 191 references
Informal 332 subtaxa 1,010 trophisms 186 references
Informal 732 subtaxa 1,575 trophisms 217 references
Informal 1,319 subtaxa 5,623 trophisms 575 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, G.C., Sparrow, F.K. & Sussman, A.S. (eds) 1973 *** The Fungi, An Advanced Treatise: Volume IVA, a taxonomic review with keys: ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti ***(Superseded) xviii+621pp, Academic Press
Andersson, I. Swedish Fungi swefungi.se/swindex.html
Aranzadi Society of Sciences Mikologia www.aranzadi.eus/micologia/a?lang=eu
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F. 1984 Ascomycetes Fungi of Switzerland, Vol I, 310pp, Mykologia, Lucerne
Dennis, R.W.G. 1981 British Ascomycetes: Addenda and Corrigenda J. Cramer
() Dennis, R.W.G. 1978 British Ascomycetes Revised and enlarged edition, 585pp, J. Cramer
Dennis, R.W.G. 1960 *** British Cup Fungi and their Allies: an Introduction to the Ascomycetes ***(Superseded) Vol 143, The Ray Society, London
() Ellis, M.B. & J.P. 1998 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook 2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B. 1976 More Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux
Ellis, M.B. 1971 Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes 608pp, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux
Ellis, W.N. Plant Parasites of Europe: leafminers, galls and Fungi bladmineerders.nl
Hansen, L & Knudsen, H 2000 Nordic Macromycetes, Vol 1 (Ascomycetes) Nordic Macromycetes, 1, 309pp, Nordsvamp, Copenhagen
Perz, P. Checklist of Larger Ascomycetes from Klodzko Land (Poland) wwkk.mikologia.pl/index.php
() Phillips, R. 2006 Mushrooms 2nd, expanded edition of his 1981 book edition, 384pp, Macmillan
() Phillips, R. 1981 Mushrooms & other Fungi of Great Britain & Europe 287pp, Pan Books
() Thompson, P.I. 2013 Ascomycetes in colour - found and photographed in mainland Britain 367pp, Xlibris
von Arx, J.A. & Müller, E., translated by Butterfill, G.B. 1969 Keys to the genera of Amerospored and Didymospored Pyrenomycetes 53pp, Commonwealth Mycological Institute
Wergen, B. Funghiparadise - where the ascomycetes are at home www.sites.google.com/site/funghiparadise/home

Aero-aquatic Fungi

Descals, E. et al 1989 Aquatic Hyphomycetes
Ingold, C.T. 1975 *** Guide to Aquatic Hyphomycetes ***(Superseded) Scientific Publication, No. 30, 96pp, Freshwater Biological Association

Dung Fungi

() Doveri, F. 2007 Fungi Fimicoli Italici: a guide to the recognition of basidiomycetes and ascomycetes living on faecal material corrected reprint edition, 1104pp, A.M.B. Fondazione Centro Studi Micologici
() Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R. 1997 Keys to Fungi on Dung 2 edition, 68pp, British Mycological Society
Seifert, K., Kendrick, B. & Murase, G. 1983 A key to Hyphomycetes on dung Biology Series, No. 27, 61pp, University of Waterloo

Lichenicolous Fungi

Hawksworth, D.L., Atienza, V. & Coppins, B.J. 2010 Artifical Keys to the Lichenicolous Fungi of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands, Iberian Peninsula, and Canary Islands
Hawksworth, D.L. 1983 A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles 44pp, The British Lichen Society

Plant Pathology

() Ellis, M.B. & J.P. 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook 2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Moore, W.C. 1959 British Parasitic Fungi 430pp, Cambridge University Press

Software

Laessøe, T. & Peteren, J.H. 2008 Mycokey v3.1
Laessøe, T. & Peteren, J.H. 2007 *** Mycokey v2.1 ***(Superseded)

ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Asco france.fr www.ascofrance.com/forum?page=2
Baral, H.O. 1992 Vital versus herbarium taxonomy: morphological differences between living and dead cells of ascomycetes, and their taxonomic implications Mycologia vol 44 (2): 333-390.
Cannon, P.F. & Kirk, P.M. The philosophy and practicalities of amalgamating anamorph and teleomorph concepts White, J.F.Jr., Sullivan, R., Moy, M., Patel, R. & Duncan, R. An overview of problems in the classification of plant-parasitic Clavicipitaceae, 11pp, Molecules, morphology and classification: Towards monophyletic genera in the Ascomycetes
Cannon, P.F., Hawksworth, D.L., & Sherwood-Pike, M.A. 1985 The British Ascomycotina, an Annotated Checklist 302pp, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux
Seifert, K.A. & Samuels, G.J. How should we look at anamorphs? White, J.F.Jr., Sullivan, R., Moy, M., Patel, R. & Duncan, R. An overview of problems in the classification of plant-parasitic Clavicipitaceae, 11pp, Molecules, morphology and classification: Towards monophyletic genera in the Ascomycetes
Spooner, B. 2002 Update on Roger Phillips’ Mushrooms and other fungi of Gt. Britain & Europe, part 5: Ascomycetes Field Mycology Vol 3 (2): 53-55.

Biodiversity Catalogs

CBS Fungal Biodiversity Centre Anamorph/Teleomorph Database www.cbs.knaw.nl/databases/anateleo.htm

Classic Works

Tulasne, L. R. & C. 1861 Selecta fungorum carpologia 3 volumes

Journals

Systema Ascomycetorum

Lab Techniques

Baral, H.-O. Iodine reaction in Ascomycetes: why is Lugol’s solution superior to Melzer’s reagent? www.gbif-mycology.de/HostedSites/Baral/IodineReaction.htm

Lichenicolous Fungi

Fox, H.F. 2001 Census catalogue of the lichenicolous fungi of Ireland
Hawksworth, D.L. 2004 Fungi living on lichens: a source of unexplored diversity British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 3: 192-199.
Hawksworth, D.L. 2003 The Lichenicolous Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland: an Overview and Annotated Checklist Lichenologist 35 (3): 191-232.
Hawksworth, D.L. 2003 The lichenicolous fungi of Great Britain and Ireland: an overview and annotated checklist Lichenologist Vol 35: 191-232.

Mycorrhiza

Maia, L.C., Yano, A.M., & Kimbrough, J.W. 1996 Species of ascomycota forming ectomycorrhizae Mycotaxon Vol 57: 371-390.

Techniques

Ingold, C.T. 2001 Range in size and form of basidiospores and ascospores Mycologist Vol 15 (4): 165-166.
Korf, R.P. 1952 Two techniques for showing spore markings in operculate discomycetes TBMS Vol 35 (1): 24-25.

Yeast-like Fungi

Hoog, G.S. de, Smith, M.T. & Weijman, A.C.M. (ed) 1987 The expanding realm of yeast-like fungi Stud. Mycol. No. 30.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 10,464 images of ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)

Except for a handful of larger species, microscopic examination is always required to identify ascomycetes. Staining is often necessary to make hyaline tissues and spores visible - the question is what stain to use: as a rule of thumb: if it has asci, use Melzer’s Iodine; other hyaline structures can be stained with Congo Red. Anamorphic fungi generally stain well in Cotton Blue, although dematiaceous hyphomycetes generally need no staining.

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