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05-04-2026 22:46

blue mould from Portugal
Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

on wood of Ceratonia, Algarve, 3.4.2026.The color

15-05-2026 13:33

Cistella geelmuydenii cf
Sylvie Le Goff

Bonjour à tousJe serais très reconnaissante enve

16-03-2011 14:31

Peziza cf ampelina
roman vargas alberto

Hi. I would like some opinion about this Peziza

14-05-2026 05:36

Lachnum subvirgineum (?)
Ethan Crenson

Hi all,  I haven't paid much attention to Lachnu

10-05-2026 23:17

Scleromitrula (?) from decaying leaves of Fagus/Acer
Andreas Gminder Andreas Gminder

Hello,today we found in a moist steep decidous for

11-05-2026 12:32

Hélotiale à paraphyses à exsudat brun jaunâtre
Bernard CLESSE Bernard CLESSE

Pourriez-vous m'aider à identifier cette héloti

13-05-2026 15:26

Incrucipulum ?
François Freléchoux François Freléchoux

Bonjour,Voici une récolte faite il y a quelques j

12-05-2026 15:41

Pezizomycetes of Europe: help us to improve their knowledge
Nicolas VAN VOOREN Nicolas VAN VOOREN

Dear Ascolovers, especially interested in Pezizale

13-05-2026 12:05

Scutellinia crinita ?
Thierry Blondelle Thierry Blondelle

Bonjour à tous,J'aimerais avoir confirmation de c

28-04-2026 20:07

Marthamycetales? - from Portugal
Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

... on twig in the air at standing Ceratonia siliq

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Calycina claroflava?
Di Napier, 25-09-2023 11:04
Found on a rotting log in Warwickshire, UK.  I think these might well be Calycina claroflava: the septate spores are the right size c 7.5-9 x c 2-2.5um, and they are septate in the asci, so it isn't Calycina citrina.  However, the ascus length is quite a bit shorter (70-80 um) for the figure quoted for Calycina claroflava in Fungi of Temperate Europe (120-140).  The asci are perhaps slightly I+ or maybe I-.  I don't have any other literature with ascus size for this species. This is the second time I have collected a sample locally with the same spore and ascus features, so it would be good to have a name for recording. Thank you
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Hans-Otto Baral, 25-09-2023 11:15
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Re : Calycina claroflava?
The uploaded images are much too small to see or read something. Since you mounted in lethal media you cannot be sure with spore septation inside the asci, this needs to be checked in living asci. Negative IKI reaction and absence of croziers are essential, and living spores and their contents would be welcome.
Di Napier, 25-09-2023 11:40
Re : Calycina claroflava?
Thank you for the very helpful reply.  The photos were reduced as I didn't think full size ones could be uploaded (which is why I quoted the spore and asci measurements in the text), but maybe I over-reduced them.  I will try again with mounting in water.  I had not appreciated from FOTE that they needed to be live spores.  Is the iodine reaction with K as well as iodine? (I have had trouble with lichen identification where I using K as well as I when it was supposed to just be I, so I'm not too sure about how this one should be done.  Many thanks again.
Hans-Otto Baral, 25-09-2023 11:54
Hans-Otto Baral
Re : Calycina claroflava?
In lichens as in non-lichens you may always use Lugol without KOH. If Lugol (IKI) is negative you can be sure that K+IKI is also negative.

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