22-02-2015 14:09
Michel Delpont
Bonjour. Je recherche le papier de Guarro et al.(1
20-02-2015 13:33
Hi to all,I would appreciate if someone has a pdf
12-02-2015 18:05
Chris JohnsonGreetingsThis was found on Pony dung.Perithecium 1
19-02-2015 17:49
Hola a todos: Lachnum/Capitotricha en herbácea, d
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Jenny Seawright
Hello all, A number of these small discomycetes we
19-02-2015 15:06
Jenny Seawright
Hello all, I found some productive cones of Pinus
20-02-2015 08:47
Martin PastircakHi to all, I would appreciate if someone has this
Pyrenochaeta nobilis var. ilicis
Chris Yeates,
08-02-2022 23:10

Hello all
A recent collection of this fungus on fallen leaves of a planted tree of variegated holly allowed a detailed study of its structures. One thing which was surprising was the presence of amorphous crystals in (or on) the pycnidial wall (top right in accompanying plate). These were definitely not stray crystals from the host tissues or another source, but solely confined to the pycnidia. I can find no references to this in the literature.
It might be interesting to see whether others have observed this or could look out for this feature. Particularly interesting would be whether such crystals also occur in var. nobilis on dead Laurus leaves or whether the crystal formation is triggered by having Ilex as a host.
Cordialement, Chris
