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Niesslia exosporioides? => Niesslia typhae
Riet van Oosten,
04-05-2019 22:16

Hello,
Found by Willy Heimeriks on 27-04-2019, The Netherlands, on Typha latifolia.
Could this be Niesslia exosporioides?
Asci: 8-spored
Sporesize: 10.9-10.9-11.7 x 1.7-1.9-1.9 µm
I see there is also a Niesslia typhae (Fig. 14)
Greetings, Riet
Peter Thompson,
04-05-2019 22:36
Re : Niesslia exosporioides?
Hello Riet,
I notice your link to my forum posting for a sample of a Niesslia sp., which I found growing on Typha latifolia in the United Kingdom.
I posted my sample to Walter Gams so that he could study it and he concluded that it was almost certainly a species of Niesslia new to science. During email correspondence with Walter Gams, I did agree a provisional Niesslia typhae spec. nov. with him.
Unfortunately, he was never able to work on describing this sample, due to lack of a budget for work on this genus.
Regrettably, he is no longer alive.
Unless anyone else is able to create a species description for this taxon, it will remain undescribed.
With Best Wishes,
Peter Thompson.
I notice your link to my forum posting for a sample of a Niesslia sp., which I found growing on Typha latifolia in the United Kingdom.
I posted my sample to Walter Gams so that he could study it and he concluded that it was almost certainly a species of Niesslia new to science. During email correspondence with Walter Gams, I did agree a provisional Niesslia typhae spec. nov. with him.
Unfortunately, he was never able to work on describing this sample, due to lack of a budget for work on this genus.
Regrettably, he is no longer alive.
Unless anyone else is able to create a species description for this taxon, it will remain undescribed.
With Best Wishes,
Peter Thompson.
Riet van Oosten,
04-05-2019 22:46
Re : Niesslia exosporioides?
Hello Peter,
Thank you for your information!
Best wishes,
Riet
Thank you for your information!
Best wishes,
Riet
Chris Yeates,
05-05-2019 23:05
Re : Niesslia exosporioides? => Niesslia spec.
Niesslia typhae does appear to have been validly published:
If Peter has not been informed of this - or been sent a copy of the relevant publication - Mycological Progress 18(1-2):5-76 that seems a bit direspectful.
Perhaps if he contacts the publishers they would be able to correct this oversight.
Riet van Oosten,
06-05-2019 13:17
Re : Niesslia exosporioides? => Niesslia spec.
Indeed not very respectful ....
Thank you for your information Chris!
So the Dutch find could be Niesslia typhae?
Thank you for your information Chris!
So the Dutch find could be Niesslia typhae?
Peter Thompson,
06-05-2019 20:55
Re : Niesslia exosporioides? => Niesslia spec.
Hello Riet and Chris,
I had no idea that the late Walter Gams' outstanding work on Niesslia had been completed and published earlier this year.
If it is believed that I am entitled to receive a copy of the publication, I shall investigate.
Riet - Once a copy of this document published by Springer becomes available, it will then be possible to compare your material with the information published.
Chris - Thanks for looking into this. I notice that Niesslia typhae is a blue entry in Index Fungorum. I wonder if work is complete on its creation as a new taxon?
Thank You,
With Best Wishes,
Peter.
I had no idea that the late Walter Gams' outstanding work on Niesslia had been completed and published earlier this year.
If it is believed that I am entitled to receive a copy of the publication, I shall investigate.
Riet - Once a copy of this document published by Springer becomes available, it will then be possible to compare your material with the information published.
Chris - Thanks for looking into this. I notice that Niesslia typhae is a blue entry in Index Fungorum. I wonder if work is complete on its creation as a new taxon?
Thank You,
With Best Wishes,
Peter.
Riet van Oosten,
06-05-2019 21:06
Re : Niesslia exosporioides? => Niesslia spec.
Thank you very much for all your help Peter en Chris!
With best wishes,
Riet
With best wishes,
Riet
Martin Bemmann,
06-05-2019 21:25
Re : Niesslia exosporioides? => Niesslia spec.
Dear Peter,
This paper was published posthumously. Walter Gams passed away almost two years before. I think, to inform you was simply forgotten by the co-authors who finished the publication. I will send you a copy of this paper.
Best regards
Martin
Peter Thompson,
06-05-2019 21:36
Re : Niesslia exosporioides? => Niesslia spec.
Dear Martin,
I have received your email and the attached document about the new Niesslia species.
Thank you very much for your help with this.
With Best Wishes,
Peter.
I have received your email and the attached document about the new Niesslia species.
Thank you very much for your help with this.
With Best Wishes,
Peter.










