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Thomas Læssøe

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Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

on small deciduous twig on the ground in forest wi

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Stefan Blaser

Hi everybody, This collection was collected by JÃ

11-02-2026 22:15

William Slosse William Slosse

Today, February 11, 2026, we found the following R

09-02-2026 22:01

ruiz Jose

Hola, me paso esta colección en madera de pino, t

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Bernard CLESSE Bernard CLESSE

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10-02-2026 18:54

Erik Van Dijk

Does anyone has an idea what fungus species this m

09-02-2026 20:10

Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

The first 6 tables show surely one species with 2

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Anna Klos

Goedemiddag, Op donderdag 5 februari vonden we ti

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Ã…ge Oterhals

Hi forum, I found this Lachnum on old hardwood tw

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Black balls on Ulex
Enrique Rubio, 19-01-2022 10:25
Enrique RubioHi Forum
The ascomata of this fungus grew on corticated wood of Ulex europaeus, making cleistothecia (apparently non-ostiolate), blackish-brown, up to 0.5 mm in diameter, erumpent, isolated or coalescent and more or less spherical. The evanescent asci are claviform, pedicellate and contain (2-3-)4 dark brown spores with an apical pore, probably also monosporic since some excessively large spores may be seen.
At the end, the contents of the ascomata are powdery and consisting of a large cluster of spores and the asci disappear.
I wonder if this fungus could be well accommodated in the monospecific genus Boothiella, although it is different from Boothiella tetraspora, with larger cylindrical asci and larger and different spores.
Many thanks in advance for your opinions.
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David Malloch, 19-01-2022 15:21
David Malloch
Re : Black balls on Ulex
The spores immediately remind me of Copromyces bisporus N. Lindq. However, that species has two-spored asci and grows on dung. Maybe a related species?
David Malloch, 19-01-2022 15:31
David Malloch
Re : Black balls on Ulex
I worked on cleistothecial fungi for my Ph.D. about 50 years ago. Here is a plate I prepared for Copromyces and similar things. http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/mycologywebpages/EssaysOnFungi/Cleistothecial_Ascomycota/Cleistothecial_Ascomycota-Plate04.html. The comments are more recent.
Enrique Rubio, 19-01-2022 16:26
Enrique Rubio
Re : Black balls on Ulex
Thanks a lot, David.