Hi Francine,

I do not see a cyphelloid basidiomycete in your pictures.

The Hypoxylon (fragiforme) is covered by (its own?) conidia - this is what you show.

Best regards from Lothar

Allright!

Now I understand what I saw on the outside.  Many thanks.

Hello Bernard and Lothar,

Just to inform you that since a couple of days a yellow-orange Hypocrea-Hyphomycete sp appeared on the back of the Hypoxylon fragiforme and on top of the tufts.

Doing some more investigations today (own or other conidia?) I found Heteroconium tetracoilum (cf Ellis & Ellis and pictures Pharmanatur) growing often around ostioles of diatrypaceous fungi in damp conditions

I will try to send some microscopic (bad) pictures taken the very first days (e.g. 10 days ago)

kind regards,

francine