02-07-2025 18:45
Elisabeth StöckliBonsoir,Sur feuilles d'Osmunda regalis (Saulaie),
05-07-2025 12:38
Åge OterhalsI found this pyrenomycetous fungi in pine forest o
04-07-2025 20:12
Josep Torres
Hello.A fungus growing on the surface of a trunk o
20-06-2025 08:33
Josep Torres
Hello.Small, blackish, mucronated surface grains s
28-06-2025 16:00
Josep Torres
Hello.A tiny fungus shaped like globose black grai
04-07-2025 12:43
Castillo Joseba
me mandan el material seco de Galicia (España)
03-07-2025 18:40
Castillo Joseba
me mandas el material seco de Galicia (España) re
03-07-2025 20:08
Francois Guay
I found this interesting yellowish asco growing on
what do you thing about Daldinia cf. fissa ?
Regards
Pavol
p.s.
On death standing tree (Alnus glutinosa)
Fruitbody: max. 50 x 40 x 40 mm
The white line on cut max. diam 1 mm
The perithecia 800-1000 x 300-400 µm
The asci are 8 spores 150-250 x 9 µm
The apical ring 3-4 x 0,5-1 µm ( in Melzer = blue )
The ascospores (12)14-15(16) x 6-7 µm
In 10% KOH pigment is purple / violaceous
A polyphasic taxonomy of Daldinia (Xylariaceae)
http://www.studiesinmycology.org/content/77/1/1.full
this is most likely D. petriniae, at least a member of the complex of closely related species. I was not aware it occured as early as mid June at ascigerous state.
D. vernicosa has a gelatinous interior that turns hollow and differently shaped and darker ascospores.
Cheers,
Jacques
Thank you very much
Pavol