25-05-2026 16:44
François BartholomeeusenHi forum members,During an excursion organised by
26-05-2026 21:25
Dirk GerstnerHello everyone, I'm completely stumped by this li
26-05-2026 22:44
Ethan CrensonHi all, I think I have Incrucipulum capitatum her
22-05-2026 14:44
Lothar Krieglsteiner
in unripe condition citrine yellow, then soon fadi
23-05-2026 11:44
Charles Grapinet
Hello, I am having trouble identifying this copro
25-05-2026 16:35
Bernard CLESSE
Bonjour à toutes et tous,J'ai trouvé récemment,
22-05-2026 13:29
Gernot FriebesHi,I am curious to hear your opinion on this mater
23-05-2026 18:57
Sylvie Le GoffBonjour à tousRécolté sur une branchette de Sal
22-05-2026 21:35
Steve ClementsBonjour, I expected this find on old wood on our
I'd like to know your opinion about this 'ceratostomelloid' fungus growing on rotten wood of Fagus sylvatica. The beaked, scattered, glabrous, inmersed perithecia are up to 1 mm high with only the long necks erumpent across the surface.
The asci are cylindrical, shortly stipitate, 63-85 x 6-7 microns, with an conspicuous apical apparatus IKI negative and 8 ascospores obliquely uniseriate. Paraphyses septate tapering at the end. Ascospores 8.5-11.5 x 4.3-4.9; Q = 1.96-2.58, allways 2-guttulate, smooth, maybe porate (?).
I think this fungus agrees better with Xylomelasma than Ceratostomella. What do you think?
Thanks again
Xylomelasma sordida seems to be a good match. Did you observe the peculiar ascogenous cells at the base of the asci, as described by Réblova? You have to make a very thin slide to see them, hard job!
Saludos,
Jacques





