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26-10-2021 22:13

Zuzana Sochorová (Egertová) Zuzana Sochorová (Egertová)

Hello, a few days ago I have collected a Macroconi

08-10-2021 15:11

Pierre-Yves Julien

Bonjour à tous, Récolte le 01/10/2021 – Forê

26-10-2021 00:41

Aouali Souhila

Hi,Found these sub-cortical fruitbodies on Cedrus

21-10-2021 13:57

Miguel Ãngel Ribes Miguel Ángel Ribes

Buenos díasMe han pasado esta Scutellinia recogid

25-10-2021 14:03

Camille Mertens

Bonjour. Récolté sur branche couchée d'eupatoi

18-10-2021 17:44

hannie wijers

Hello, I'dd like some helpIn the forest between li

24-10-2021 16:55

Roland Labbé

Bonjour !Voici un disco que nous croyons être cet

25-10-2021 08:54

Dragiša Savic

Regards to all,I need confirmation for this specie

24-10-2021 21:39

Robin Isaksson Robin Isaksson

Hi,Found this on on Sphagnum and need help. spor

24-10-2021 13:56

Roland Labbé

Bonjour !J'ai cette question concernant ce disco.E

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Macroconia leptosphaeriae vs. M. sphaeriae
Zuzana Sochorová (Egertová), 26-10-2021 22:13
Zuzana Sochorová (Egertová)Hello, a few days ago I have collected a Macroconia growing on Leptosphaeria doliolum (both of them growing on old Urtica).
Ascospores in this collection measure (15.6) 16.2 - 19.9 (20.5) × (5.8) 6 - 7.2 (7.4) µm, Q = (2.3) 2.33 - 3.1 (3.4). Me = 17.9 × 6.7 µm; Qe = 2.7. They are first hyaline, then brownish, one-septate, very finely punctate. I have measured the width in the thickest part, not in the constriction.


I am not sure whether to determine it as M. leptosphaeriae or M. sphaeriae. Fungi of temperate Europe state these two taxa are perhaps identical, but Grafenhan et al. 2011 distinguish them as two species. They write: "The distinction between Macroconia leptosphaeriae and
M. sphaeriae is based on the size of ascospores and conidia in the
type collections. According to Wollenweber (1926), the ascospores
of the type material of M. leptosphaeriae are smaller (14–18 ×
5–5.5 µm) than those of M. sphaeriae (19–25 × 5.8–6.5 µm)." 
Unfortunatelly I haven´t encountered any conidia, so I have to rely on ascospores. However, my values are between the values for the two species given by Wollenweber. Maybe this author measured dead ascospores (therefore smaller than my vital ones - then my collection would better fit M. leptosphaeriae)?

Thanks, Zuzana

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Christian Lechat, 27-10-2021 04:28
Christian Lechat
Re : Macroconia leptosphaeriae vs. M. sphaeriae
Dear Zuzana,

I think you can name your fungus Macroconia leptospaeriae. In my opinion, M. sphaeriae does not exist, it is a synonym of M. leptosphaeriae.

M. sphaeriae has never been sequenced or cultured, which makes the existence of this species questionable.

Christian
Zuzana Sochorová (Egertová), 27-10-2021 07:05
Zuzana Sochorová (Egertová)
Re : Macroconia leptosphaeriae vs. M. sphaeriae
Dear Christian,
Thank you very much for your reply. No existence of M. sphaeriae would make it much easier.
Zuzana