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17-09-2024 02:12

B Shelbourne B Shelbourne

• Macro and habitat seems like Hymenoscyphus s.l

16-09-2024 14:20

Elisabeth Stöckli

Bonjour,Sur une pierre recouverte de mousse (forê

06-09-2024 16:23

Andgelo Mombert Andgelo Mombert

Bonjour,J'ai trouvé cette semaine Caesiodiscus po

15-09-2024 12:51

B Shelbourne B Shelbourne

• Macro and habitat suggest Cyathicula.• Confi

08-10-2019 21:31

Jason Karakehian Jason Karakehian

Hi AscoFrance community, Does anyone have a PDF

08-09-2024 21:31

B Shelbourne B Shelbourne

• Stromatised substrate and macro like genus Rut

14-09-2024 01:12

B Shelbourne B Shelbourne

• Ascobolus species on wild herbivore dung.• S

13-09-2024 07:19

Thierry Blondelle Thierry Blondelle

BonjourDans le genre Trichobolus, quelles sont les

11-09-2024 19:21

Castillo Joseba Castillo Joseba

Deel lunes en bosque de hayas y abetos,  posiblem

04-09-2024 21:02

Stephen Mifsud Stephen Mifsud

I have found an interesting Xylaria growing on fal

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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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