30-06-2025 12:09
Edvin Johannesen
This tiny, rather "rough" erumpent asco was found
30-06-2025 14:45
Götz Palfner
This is a quite common species on Nothofagus wood
30-06-2025 16:56
Lydia KoelmansPlease can anyone tell me the species name of the
30-06-2025 06:57
Ethan CrensonHi all, Another find by a friend yesterday in Bro
25-06-2025 16:56
Philippe PELLICIERBonjour, pensez-vous que S. ceijpii soit le nom co
29-06-2025 18:11
Ethan CrensonHello all, A friend found this disco yesterday in
28-06-2025 16:00
Josep Torres
Hello.A tiny fungus shaped like globose black grai
27-06-2025 14:09
Åge OterhalsI found this pyrenomycetous fungi in mountain area
what do you thing about Daldinia cf. fissa ?
Regards
Pavol
p.s.
On death standing tree (Alnus glutinosa)
Fruitbody: max. 50 x 40 x 40 mm
The white line on cut max. diam 1 mm
The perithecia 800-1000 x 300-400 µm
The asci are 8 spores 150-250 x 9 µm
The apical ring 3-4 x 0,5-1 µm ( in Melzer = blue )
The ascospores (12)14-15(16) x 6-7 µm
In 10% KOH pigment is purple / violaceous
A polyphasic taxonomy of Daldinia (Xylariaceae)
http://www.studiesinmycology.org/content/77/1/1.full
this is most likely D. petriniae, at least a member of the complex of closely related species. I was not aware it occured as early as mid June at ascigerous state.
D. vernicosa has a gelatinous interior that turns hollow and differently shaped and darker ascospores.
Cheers,
Jacques
Thank you very much
Pavol