20-02-2026 18:47
Marc Detollenaere
Hello Forum,On rotten wood of Fagus, I found some
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
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Lothar Krieglsteiner
20.6.25, on branch of Abies infected and thickened
17-02-2026 17:26
Nicolas Suberbielle
Bonjour à tous, Je recherche cette publication :
Saccobolus caesariatus confirmation
Chris Yeates,
04-11-2021 15:26

Bonjour tous
I am fairly confident about this but would welcome a second opinion. As you can see this is a rather rich collection on dung of mountain hare, Lepus timidus; growing with Schizothecium (all checked so far are S. tetrasporum) and a Dactylella-type species which I think is fungicolous rather than a nematode-trapper.
The "starry" like appearance of the apothecia is particularly obvious when they are younger.
The hair-clusters are generally more acute than in the image here. Spore-clusters fit well with van Brummelen's "Type II" and the size does as well: 36.3-41.3 x 14.3-16.1µm - so too small for S. versicolor. Most apothecia seem to remain white, but a few acquire a light violet flush. Van Brummelen does not mention this but he does say he had not examined many collections and those mostly of single apothecia.
Amities, Chris
Michel Delpont,
04-11-2021 18:11
Re : Saccobolus caesariatus confirmation
Good evening Chris!
Very beautiful species, a real pleasure under the bino and the microcope. I had made a file on Ascofrance some time ago.
Amitiés.
Michel.
Chris Yeates,
04-11-2021 19:27
Re : Saccobolus caesariatus confirmation
Many thanks Michel.
Yes, your pictures were very helpful in making the identification. I see there is a pale violet shade to one of the apothecia there as well. It seems to be rare - certainly rarely recorded - in the UK.
Cordialement, Chris
Norbert Heine,
05-11-2021 18:45











