Bonsoir tous
firstly may I apologise for moving Zotto from the top of the Forum (where he certainly belongs ;-) ). Secondly I am fairly sure that I have the genus correct with this fungus - with its clustered perithecia, "Phillips screwdriver" ostioles and spore characters. I then spent a long time with Rappaz, brushing up my schoolboy French, and have come to Eutypella scoparia. My reservations were that this doesn't look to me like what I previously have understood as "Peroneutypa heteracantha", but I take on board Alain's comments here: http://www.ascofrance.com/search_recolte/2041 also Rappaz's comments about the variability of this taxon.

This collection is on a fallen Betula twig. Exidia nucleata and Stomiopeltis betulae - the latter of which can be seen in some of these images - were also present. As can be seen the apical apparatus is IKI+ (arrowed); ascospores measure 5.2-6.3 x 1.3-1.6µm.

Comments as ever would be very welcome.

Cordialement
Chris