05-03-2026 10:07
Hulda Caroline HolteHello, I found and collected this species growing
05-03-2026 16:30
François BartholomeeusenDear forum members, On the 2nd of February 2026,
19-02-2026 17:49
Salvador Emilio JoseHola buenas tardes!! Necesito ayuda para la ident
03-03-2026 20:34
Miguel Ángel Ribes
Good eveningThese small, amphora-shaped perithecia
01-03-2026 18:02
Francois Guay
I found this mystery Helotiales on an incubated le
28-02-2026 14:43
A new refrence desired :Svanidze, T.V. (1984) Novy
01-03-2026 18:46
Robin Isaksson
Hi! This species i se from time to time in the

I add here picture of two sites in Southern Gemany. I already had this in different forums but nobody could help me. As here are specialists of Hypoxylon and related fungi, perhaps somebody knows "who" is responsible for this roundish bouildings which I have already found quite often.
Regards from Lothar
they are galls induced by the insect (Diptera, Cecidomiide)Mycocecis ovalis. Quite rare
Best
Alfredo V.
Hi Alfredo,
great :-) - I am happy to have this identification.
But I have to contradict - this galls are all but rare, I have seen this many times. Peter Püwert wrote me a mail few minutes ago and stated that they are well-known to him, too.
Best regards from Lothar
Here it was already an issue in 2009
http://www.ascofrance.com/forum/7339/simple-question
Björn Nordén wrote it up from Sweden sometime back. As far as I remember I have only seen it on rubiginosum s.st.


