18-03-2026 18:42
Gonzalez Garcia MartaI have collected some lyre-shaped apothecia on the
18-03-2026 17:22
Katarina PastircakovaHi there,I'm looking for the following literature:
27-11-2025 15:41
Thomas LæssøeSpores brownish, typically 4-celled; 26.8 x 2.4;
18-03-2026 13:09
Khomenko Igor
I recently examined Celtis occidentalis branches
18-03-2026 11:52
Thomas Læssøehttps://svampe.databasen.org/observations/10493688
11-03-2026 17:36
Michel Hairaud
Bonjour, Je cherche des indices pour cette réc
17-03-2026 10:40
Martine Vandeplanque
Bonjour à tous.Chaque année en mars ou avril, il
17-03-2026 19:41
Bernard CLESSE
Bonsoir à toutes et tous,Pourriez-vous m'aider à
12-03-2026 19:44
Enrique Rubio
Hi to everybody.Can you give me any suggestions ab
17-03-2026 10:09
François Freléchoux
Bonjour, Voici la description rapide d'un petit d
I found this Ascomycete on a log of a dead hardwood tree (Acer platanoides?) in Stange, Norway.
Spores: 20.9 [25.6 ; 27.8] 32.5 x 5.7 [6.6 ; 7] 7.8 µm, Q = 2.9 [3.8 ; 4.2] 5 ; N = 29 ; C = 95%. Me = 26.7 x 6.8 µm ; Qe = 4
Asci: 107.9 [120.2 ; 128.4] 140.7 x 14.5 [15.4 ; 16.1] 17 µm. Q = 6.7 [7.6 ; 8.2] 9.1 ; N = 16 ; C = 95%. Me = 124.3 x 15.7 µm ; Qe = 7.9
Thanks in advance for help!
Regards
Per
most probably Pezicula acericola. Try Lugol without KOH. I bet the apical apparatus will turn bright red (hemiamyloid).
Regards
Martin
Yes, you are right, it became red (redder than in the photo). I have looked at data about P.acericola on Internet and it seems to fit very well with my disco. As far as I can see it is not recorded in Norway before!
Thank you very much!
Regard
Per
I have now checked it up with Gerard J. M. Verkley's work: A monograph of the genus Pezicula and its anamorphs, and the descriptions/comments by Irina Morozova/Stip Helleman: http://www.ascofrance.com/forum/17358/pezicula-acericola-aesculea-what-is-the-difference
Just to be sure I have re-measured the ascospores: L/W = 2.9 [4 ; 4.3] 5.4 ; N = 100. I found several bluntly hooked spores, and with the asci's length 120.2 - 128.4 µm and paraphyses' apical cell less than 4,5 µm in diameter, it fits very well with Pezicula aesculea.
Thank you for guiding me to the genus.
And thanks to Kåre Homble for helping me identifying it.
Regards
Per