Common large Ascomycetes

Type of ascus tips

Tissue types

Construction of an apothecium

From Alexopoulos et al Introductory Mycology 1996

Pezizomycetes asci

Sclerotiniashowing sporerelease as a puff

Jack Clark, UCD

From Fungi ofSwitzerland. Vol 1Breitenbach &Kränzlin 1984

Peziza spp.Medium tolarge-size cupfungi, usuallybrown orpurple

From Fungi of Switzerland. Vol 1Breitenbach & Kränzlin 1984

Sarcosphaera crassa - large purplish, globose, commonin the mountains in Spring

Otidia spp.Medium tolarge curledcups, oftensome shade ofbrown

From Fungi ofSwitzerland. Vol 1Breitenbach &Kränzlin 1984

Aleuria rhenana

Sarcoscypha coccinea

Scutelinia spp.Eyelash fungi,small brightlycolored, with darkparaphyses onmargin

From Fungi ofSwitzerland. Vol 1Breitenbach &Kränzlin 1984

Anthrocobia sp

Rhizina undulata

Phoenicoid fungiFireplace fungi -common on burntground

Morchella sp. Morel

From Fungi ofSwitzerland. Vol 1Breitenbach &Kränzlin 1984

Morchella sp.Conical withfertile portionattached directlyto stipe

False Morels -GyromitraLike morels butbroad and irregularin shape

From Fungi ofSwitzerland. Vol 1Breitenbach &Kränzlin 1984

From Fungi ofSwitzerland. Vol 1Breitenbach &Kränzlin 1984

Helvella spp.

False morels =Mitrophora &Verpa, conic liketrue morels, butfertile cap is freefrom stipe at base

From Fungi ofSwitzerland. Vol 1Breitenbach &Kränzlin 1984

Evolutionary patternIn Morels, false-morels, and truffles

O’Donnell et al 1997Mycologia 89 43-47

Hypogeous pezizales

Tuber sp.Truffle

From Fungi ofSwitzerland. Vol 1Breitenbach &Kränzlin 1984

Leotia, &MicroglossumExamples oflargerInoperculateDiscomycetes(most are smallcups)

From Fungi ofSwitzerland. Vol 1Breitenbach &Kränzlin 1984

Bisporella sulfurina Photo from MykoWeb

Mollisia spp. - little gray cups that are everywhere

Xylariales, perithecia embedded inblack hard stroma

Xylariales, Xylaria

Xylariales, Xylaria hypoxylon

Xylariales, Daldinia

Hypoxylon thouarsianumFrom MykoWeb - note surface