23-02-2026 11:22
Thomas Læssøehttps://svampe.databasen.org/observations/10584971
29-11-2024 21:47
Yanick BOULANGERBonjourJ'avais un deuxième échantillon moins mat
07-02-2023 22:28
Ethan CrensonHello friends, On Sunday, in the southern part of
19-02-2026 17:49
Salvador Emilio JoseHola buenas tardes!! Necesito ayuda para la ident
19-02-2026 13:50
Margot en Geert VullingsWe found this collection on deciduous wood on 7-2-
16-02-2026 21:25
Andreas Millinger
Good evening,failed to find an idea for this fungu
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
