Chromelosporium ochraceum Corda
(an anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesChromelosporium ochraceum (an anamorphic fungus)
GenusChromelosporium (a genus of anamorphic fungi)
FamilyPEZIZACEAE (cup fungi)
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 Chromelosporium ochraceum (an anamorphic fungus) :
1: Chromelosporium ochraceum (an anamorphic fungus)
15 Oct 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on rotting Beech leaves
Image 1: Conidiophores with immature conidiaImage 2: Conidiophores with immature conidia (2)Image 3: Conidiophores with mature conidiaImage 4: Conidiophores with mature conidia (2)
2: Chromelosporium ochraceum (an anamorphic fungus)
28 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on rotten leaf of Yellow Flag
Image 1: Colonies - hyaline and ochraceous sections - close-upImage 2: Colonies - hyaline and ochraceous sections - close-up (2)Image 3: Colony - hyaline section - close-upImage 4: Colony - hyaline section - close-up (2)Image 5: Colony - ochraceous section - close-upImage 6: Colony - ochraceous section - close-up (2)Image 7: ConidiaImage 8: Conidiophore apices - from ochraceous sectionImage 9: Conidiophore branching - from ochraceous sectionImage 10: Conidiophores - apices - from ochraceous sectionImage 11: Conidiophores - apices - from ochraceous section (2)Image 12: Conidiophores - apices - from ochraceous section (3)Image 13: Conidiophores - apices - from ochraceous section (4)Image 14: Conidiophores - apices - from ochraceous section (5)Image 15: Conidiophores - branchng - from ochraceous sectionImage 16: Conidiophores - from hyaline portion

Chromelosporium ochraceum (an anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chromelosporium ochraceum (an anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chromelosporium ochraceum (an anamorphic fungus)

A hyphomycete forming fluffy white colonies which soon turn ochraceous. It is very common on decaying herbaceous plant remains, and occasionally on leaf litter.

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