24-03-2026 19:59
William Slosse
Hello everyone,On 23/03/26, I found the following
21-03-2026 15:13
Lepista ZacariasHello everyone, Does any one know of any literatu
24-03-2026 21:37
Elisabeth StöckliBonsoir,Sur bois (tronc) très pourri de conifère
24-03-2026 21:07
Ethan CrensonHello all, A friend collected this asco in a wood
23-03-2026 20:16
Miguel Ángel Ribes
Good eveningI'm unable to identify this Coprotus o
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Garcia SusanaEste otro crecía en el mismo trocito de madera qu
Asco de Xalapa, Mexico
Alan Rockefeller,
29-10-2016 07:29
What did I find today?
Hans-Otto Baral,
29-10-2016 09:10
Re : Asco de Xalapa, Mexico
This is a Dicephalospora, a trpical relative of Hymenoscyphus. If you have oil immersion then you will see the gel caps on the spore ends.
Did you measure the spores?
Did you measure the spores?
Alan Rockefeller,
29-10-2016 19:33
Re : Asco de Xalapa, Mexico
I added a photo of the spores at 1000x.
I measured 5 maature spores and they were:
I measured 5 maature spores and they were:
30.3 × 6.1 um
33.5 × 6.7 um
29.8 × 5.0 um
29.7 × 6.1 um
31.8 × 7.3 um
Hans-Otto Baral,
29-10-2016 20:27
Re : Asco de Xalapa, Mexico
Yes, this clearly fits Dicephalospora rufocornea. The other species have shorter spores.