17-01-2026 19:35
Arnold BüschlenHallo, ich suche zu Cosmospora aurantiicola Lite
08-12-2025 17:37
Lothar Krieglsteiner
20.6.25, on branch of Abies infected and thickened
16-01-2026 00:45
Ethan CrensonHi all, On decorticated hardwood from a New York
10-01-2026 20:00
Tom SchrierHi all,We found picnidia on Protoparmeliopsis mur
13-01-2026 07:28
Danny Newman
Chlorociboria glauca on indet. decorticate logThe
15-01-2026 15:55
Lothar Krieglsteiner
this one is especially interesting for me because
13-01-2026 08:43
Danny Newman
Tricladium varicosporioides on indet. decorticate
I incubated some deer dung from an NYC park on a damp paper towel in a moist chamber for about six weeks. A recent arrival in the moist chamber are these stipitate discomycetes growing from the damp paper towels. They are dull orange-tan, about 6mm across, with a central depression. The asci I measured were about 259-279 x 15-20µm, they are IKI+. Spores are hyaline, eguttulate, ellipsoid, 17.5-20 x 10-12µm. They appear smooth in water mounts but slightly punctate in iodine. Cells of the excipulum are textura globulosa. Paraphyses are septate, branching, and with some irregular bulges and thickenings in the wall. I am no having much success with the keys I have. Maybe I should not assume that there is a connection to the presence of the dung. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Many thanks,
Ethan
