Hello Everyone,

I have been looking into the possible identity of an orange discomycete which was mainly growing on soil and roots, in an area which I believe would have been covered with water until quite recently.

They seem to closely resemble some species of Octospora, with whitish, dentate margins. Although most were growing with mosses, as would be expected of Octospora, my image shows one fruit body also on a leaf of Betula pendula.

 There are also some orange species in the genus Leucoscypha, which have a few hyaline hairs/hyphae on the excipulum. My microscopy shows some of these. 

I have read the previous discussions which have taken place in Ascofrance involving Leucoscypha semi-immersa, L. patavina, Octospora humosa and O. rubricosa. None of these species seem to fit the characteristics of my sample perfectly, though.

I have also seen conidia, though I think that these belong to a parasite, as a couple of the fruit bodies containing them have liquefied. 

I have attached a photo of the fruit bodies and a sketch of the microscopy and wonder if anyone has any ideas as to which species it might be. 

Thank you,
With Best Wishes,
Peter.