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similar to Karstenia but iodine-negative - on Osmunda in moist chamber
Lothar Krieglsteiner,
22-05-2026 18:12
... in moist chamber from Portugal.As the fungus seems to be completely IKI-negative, it seems to be no Cryptodiscus or Karstenia, although the macroscopical appearance and the spores would lead to e.g. Karstenia rubi (not fully fitting also otherwise).
The spores are fully guttulate in living state (first pictures in water - I want to apologize that my pictures are a bit a wild mixture of preparations in H2O, KOH, Kongo-NH3, Baral after H2O and Melzer), showing their septation in dead stage (later pictures). There seem to be between (9) 13-17 septa. The spores are thin and clavate, with a thicker end, and measure about (40 - unriper spores partly set free) 50-65/2-2,5(3) µm. The paraphyses and the periphyses are filiform and a bit irregularly swollen at the apex. The excipulum is of textura angularis.
As I said: no (blue) reaction with Baral or Melzer, also not after KOH-pretreatment. The ascus-apices are a bit conical and maybe a bit more dextrinoid than other tissues. The asci bear croziers at their bases.
Who does have an idea?
Best reagards, Lothar
Hans-Otto Baral,
22-05-2026 21:11
Re : similar to Karstenia but iodine-negative - on Osmunda in moist chamber
Microcopy would lead me to K. idaei, but when really inamyloid and the deviating macroscopy excludes this. I think a median section is necessary to clarify the periphysoids.
Lothar Krieglsteiner,
22-05-2026 21:34
Re : similar to Karstenia but iodine-negative - on Osmunda in moist chamber
Hi Zotto,
I was thinking of K. idaei too because of the spore form. But as you write, it does not fit.
I will see if it is possible to get a good section. From tomorrow I am 3 days not at home. I have taken a piece out of the chamber to dry, others are still in. Hopefully they are still o.k. afterwards.
I am not very good in making sections of such small fungi, but I will try. I think that picture 6 shows excipulum and periphysoids.
Thanks and regards, Lothar
I was thinking of K. idaei too because of the spore form. But as you write, it does not fit.
I will see if it is possible to get a good section. From tomorrow I am 3 days not at home. I have taken a piece out of the chamber to dry, others are still in. Hopefully they are still o.k. afterwards.
I am not very good in making sections of such small fungi, but I will try. I think that picture 6 shows excipulum and periphysoids.
Thanks and regards, Lothar
Hans-Otto Baral,
22-05-2026 22:05
Re : similar to Karstenia but iodine-negative - on Osmunda in moist chamber
excipulum yes, periphysoids no. It must be in situ to know what is periphysoids.








