02-08-2024 18:09
B Shelbourne
Is it possible to identify Ascocoryne sarcoides in
02-08-2024 14:43
Lothar Krieglsteiner
in the Alps I repeatedly found Brunnipila-specimen
02-08-2024 15:34
Lothar Krieglsteiner
.. 23.6.24, thermophilous submediterranean habitat
01-08-2024 20:25
Miguel Ángel Ribes
Good afternoon This Ombrophila was growing in a v
02-08-2024 16:05
Thomas Læssøehttps://svampe.databasen.org/observations/10114974
02-08-2024 10:07
Lothar Krieglsteiner
.. found in the French Alps, 5.7.24, 1455 m NN, tw
02-08-2024 14:30
Lothar Krieglsteiner
French Alps, 6.7.24. The asci and some gel around
02-08-2024 13:08
Lothar Krieglsteiner
.. unfortunately without a dried specimen, and unf
Is it possible to identify Ascocoryne sarcoides in the UK (Europe?) from the anamorph without microscopic examination?I have read that microscopy is better to distinguish the apothecia from A. cylinchnium. Is this the only similar species to consider, and is the brain-like anamorph only formed by A. sarcoides?
I include some photos from southern England, last year (20/11/2023), showing both morphs together on the fallen trunk of an unindentified angiosperm, possibly Betula, in mixed deciduous woodland.
Thanks in advance.
Thank you for answering, it seems the third traditional species you referred to must be A. albida (solitaria).
I do have another collection from the same day, a few minutes walk up a nearby stream. This was a solitary, small, purplish apothecium, on very damp and decayed wood that I suspect is Fraxinus excelsior.
I thought this may be an A. sp. too, although the habitat and habit seems a little different. I still have the dried apothecium but I haven't worked with dry material before and I guess it will be harder.
