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Zugna Marino Zugna Marino

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Gernot Friebes

Hi,I need your help with some black dots on a lich

17-11-2009 22:22

Pablo Chacón Pablo Chacón

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25-11-2012 20:32

Bometon Javier Bometon Javier

Ascomas cupoliformes abiertos lateralmente, himeni

25-01-2026 16:08

Malcolm  Greaves Malcolm Greaves

This Geoglossum had spores mostly 70-80 (87) with

27-01-2026 11:43

Malcolm  Greaves Malcolm Greaves

Is anyone with experience of DNA testing able to t

26-01-2026 11:49

Margot en Geert Vullings

We found this possible anamorph on a dead Cytisus

25-01-2026 23:23

Tomaz Vucko Tomaz Vucko

Hello! I found this species that resembles Delitsc

18-01-2026 12:24

Josep Torres Josep Torres

Hello.An anamorph located on the surface of a thin

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Bryoscyphus turbinatus-like on Polytrichum
Georges Greiff, 25-06-2022 22:39
Hi all,

Since I do not have Velenovsky (1934), I would like to get any opinions on this Helotiales sp. found on the lower, dying leaves of Polytrichum commune. Is it one of those featured in that book? To me, it seems to resemble "Bryoscyphus" turbinatus but is smaller in most respects.

Apothecia 60-130 diam, around 40 tall, whitish when wet, yellowish when dry, with a short darker stipe. Excipulum comprising rounded cells of about 7 x 5, smaller near stipe. At margins, short hairs develop up to about 25 long x 3.5-4 wide.

Asci 8-spored, apical apparatus staining blue in IKI. Croziers + (?). Paraphyses narrowly clavate, perhaps minutely verrucose (cannot assess VBs as dead). Ascospores broadly fusoid, hyaline, about 10-12 x 2.5-3.5 (probably a bit bigger when fresh).

Thanks,

George
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Hans-Otto Baral, 26-06-2022 18:09
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Re : Bryoscyphus turbinatus-like on Polytrichum
You have it only dry? The ascospores should be shown in ater with their contents, best when still alive. Also the paraphysis contents in water.

The asci seemed to me without croziers but it is not clear.
Georges Greiff, 26-06-2022 18:19
Re : Bryoscyphus turbinatus-like on Polytrichum
Hi Zotto,

Unfortunately, the specimen is 4 years old from a herbarium specimen of the moss, so I can only observe dead material - not overly useful for this group. I will keep an eye out for fresh specimens in future fieldwork.

Best wishes,
George