19-06-2018 09:47
Georges GreiffHi all, I encountered this yesterday and think it
11-06-2018 20:34
Andgelo Mombert
Bonsoir,Sur tige morte de plante, probablement d'A
17-06-2018 00:36
Alan Rockefeller
Looks like what is passing for Caloscypha fulgens
14-06-2018 22:33
Bernard CLESSE
Bonsoir à toute et tous,Voici un Saccobolus trouv
13-06-2018 12:01
Bernard Declercq
Hi to all, I would be very pleased to receive a p
Bryocentria brongniartii (Bryophyte Parasite)
Georges Greiff,
19-06-2018 09:47
Hi all,
I encountered this yesterday and think it is Bryocentria brongniartii. After rain I examined dead-looking patches of liverworts on trees and noticed these orange perithecia on Frullania dilatata. They are tiny, around 0.2mm diameter and somewhat immersed in the lobes of the host.
Asci: 44.2 x 5.2, 8-spored. Paraphyses seem variable but had moving molecules inside them. Ascospores 6.5 x 2, constricted at faint septum. Hyphae noted within cells.
This seems to be rare / overlooked in the UK with two records on NBN. Found on Isle of Wight, S England.
Paul Cannon,
19-06-2018 10:40
Re : Bryocentria brongniartii (Bryophyte Parasite)
Your identification looks exactly right. You have very sharp eyes! If the collection is large enough, a piece for Kew would be much appreciated.
Best wishes
Paul
Georges Greiff,
19-06-2018 11:27
Re : Bryocentria brongniartii (Bryophyte Parasite)
Hi Paul,
Thanks for your comments. I am happy to send my sample of this and four other fungi (mentioned to Brian Douglas) to Kew. I need to collect more material of Myxophora leptogiophilum today and then will send them later.
Cheers
