Nodulisporium cecidiogenes Jørg. Koch
(an anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesNodulisporium cecidiogenes (an anamorphic fungus)
GenusNodulisporium (a genus of anamorphic fungi)
FamilyXYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
OrderXYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
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 Nodulisporium cecidiogenes (an anamorphic fungus) :
1: Nodulisporium cecidiogenes (an anamorphic fungus)
12 Feb 1999 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
galling fruitbody of Coniophora arida
Image 1: Cut-through base of fungal gallImage 2: Fruitbody with fungal gall cut awayImage 3: Fruitbody with fungal gall cut away (2)Image 4: GallImage 5: Gall - LSImage 6: Galls on Coniophora fruitbody

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Roberts, P. & Spooner, B. 2000 Nodulisporium cecidiogenes: a gall-causing fungus new to Britain (NBR 180) Mycologist Vol 14 (4): 177-178.

Nodulisporium cecidiogenes (an anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nodulisporium cecidiogenes (an anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Nodulisporium cecidiogenes (an anamorphic fungus)

A parasitic fungus which forms whitish tumour-like excrescences on Coniophora

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