28-04-2026 20:07
Lothar Krieglsteiner
... on twig in the air at standing Ceratonia siliq
12-05-2026 15:41
Nicolas VAN VOOREN
Dear Ascolovers, especially interested in Pezizale
27-04-2026 20:52
Lothar Krieglsteiner
Found on hanging tiwg of Olea europaea in dried-ou
11-05-2026 20:22
Lothar Krieglsteiner
on attached twig of standing Ficus caricaquite uns
11-05-2026 12:32
Bernard CLESSE
Pourriez-vous m'aider à identifier cette héloti
29-04-2026 10:44
Lothar Krieglsteiner
growing at moist, drying-out soil at the side of a
05-04-2026 22:46
Lothar Krieglsteiner
on wood of Ceratonia, Algarve, 3.4.2026.The color
10-05-2026 16:18
brigitte vignotbonjour trouvée en Ariège sur bois une petite
Another interesting fungus from coconut palm! I add this because I've never seen it before, and thought others might enjoy seeing it too. It is also nice to see something utterly new, and still be able to figure out the identification without too much trouble. In this case, I came to the genus using Seifert et al.'s Genera of the Hyphomycetes, and then two papers helped from there: Okada, G., & Tubaki, K. (1984). A new species and a new variety of Endocalyx (Deuteromycotina) from Japan. Mycologia, 76(2), 300-313.
Vitoria, N. S., Cavalcanti, M. A. Q., Luz, E. D. M. N., & Bezerra, J. L. (2011). Endocalyx melanoxanthus var. melanoxanthus (Ascomycota): new to Brazil and three new hosts. Mycotaxon, 117(1), 109-113.
Collected: 2022 Feb 09
Collector: Roo Vandegrift
Location: (25.806334, -80.297448)
Host: Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera), shaft of leaf
ID: Endocalyx melanoxanthus var. melanoxanthus
Conidia are 9.2-(11.4)-15.2 × 6.5-(7.8)-9.0 ?m, measured with the hyaline germination slit visible; long direction parallel to the slit, short direction perpendicular to it. Presumably, the average diameter is 11.4 ?m, and the average thickness is 7.8 ?m.
