Hi Daniel

I am very happy to see these splendid photos of living elements. This makes identification much easier and clear.

This is Calycellina ochracea, a curious species characterized by these refractive yellowish VBs in the paraphyses, in which it resembles Rodwayella citrinula.

The "granules" in the spores are oil drops. You can easily make the test: When you add KOH the spore guttules will resist but those in the Paraphyses will disappear. They are only seemingly similar.

If you have Cresyl blue you can colour the spore wall in deep lilac. The round conidia formed on the germinating spores are also typical.

The species is not frequent. I would be glad? when you can tell me the region where you collected it. No idea of the host tree?

Zotto

Hi Daniel,

looks similar to Calycellina ochracea.

Best wishes,

Gernot

PS.: To slow :-(

Thanks a lot Zotto,

I will immediately make the test with KOH and Cresyl blue, and post the result on the forum.

It was collected in Belgium, Province Brabant Wallon, near Nivelles (Monstreux - Bois du Planti) on 15.01.2012.

Unfortunately no idea of the host, it was found by my wife (as usual, she founds everything !), in a pure deciduous mixed forest, and I just got a small piece of rather rotten wood.

Daniel

Hi Zotto and Gernot,

The VBs in the paraphyses effectively disappears in KOH, while the oil drops in the spores did not.

And the spores became deep lilac in Cresyl blue.

It's a very curious and interesting species, indeed !

Daniel