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28-04-2026 22:51

Bernard CLESSE Bernard CLESSE

Bonsoir à toutes et tous,Pourriez-vous m'aider à

28-04-2026 21:53

William Slosse William Slosse

Good evening everyone, Recently, in a wet forest,

28-04-2026 21:50

Pablo Sandoval Pablo Sandoval

Hola a todos,Espero se encuentren bien. Hace mucho

27-04-2026 18:05

Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

... still attached at standing tree. The green con

28-04-2026 20:33

Vitus Schäfftlein

Hello, I found Trochila ilicina on Ilex aquifoliu

28-04-2026 20:07

Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

... on twig in the air at standing Ceratonia siliq

27-04-2026 20:52

Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

Found on hanging tiwg of Olea europaea in dried-ou

27-04-2026 18:48

Tony Moverley

Collected 23rd April 2026, Norfolk, EnglandSwarms

27-04-2026 17:41

Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

.. Algarve, same leaf than the last post. The con

27-04-2026 17:16

Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

.. Algarve, moist lying.The conidiomata look like

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Sarcoscypha
Malcolm Greaves, 15-03-2017 17:44
Malcolm  GreavesIs it unusual for the spores of Sarcoscypha austriaca to germinate while still in the ascus? One particular find had lots of spores germinating both outside and inside the ascii.
Mal
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Hans-Otto Baral, 15-03-2017 18:03
Hans-Otto Baral
Re : Sarcoscypha
Germinable spores of all ascomycetes may germinate inside the asci, but only when the asci are dead. Why shouldn't a spore germinate in an ascus when the humidity allows? 

But inside living asci only a few fungi do, by forming ascoconidia. Sarcoscypha does not belong to these.

Living asci are distinctly larger than dead asci, you can easily  make the test with KOH or MLZ, shrinkage is enormous.
Chris Yeates, 15-03-2017 18:19
Chris Yeates
Re : Sarcoscypha
A classic example of forming ascoconidia can be found in Claussenomyces atrovirens.

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Hans-Otto Baral, 15-03-2017 18:31
Hans-Otto Baral
Re : Sarcoscypha
Thanks Chris, you are right for the spores and conidia but the asci are all dead on these pics.

Attached a living and dead ascus of C. atrovirens. The conidia are held together in 8 balls which also contain the remnants of the collapsed ascospores (invisible).
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Chris Yeates, 15-03-2017 18:49
Chris Yeates
Re : Sarcoscypha
Thanks Zotto
I hadn't realised the asci were dead - the photo's were taken in 2013, so I was working backwards when I said that. What are the clues that these are dead? I have edited my former post accordingly.
LG
Chris
Hans-Otto Baral, 15-03-2017 18:58
Hans-Otto Baral
Re : Sarcoscypha
It is a classical example: apical thickening swollen, conidia distributed ácross the entire lumen. Compare my two pics. If you add KOH to the living ascus it will suddenly look light the dead one I posted. f you don't believe, I have a video :-)
Malcolm Greaves, 16-03-2017 10:48
Malcolm  Greaves
Re : Sarcoscypha
Thanks for the information Zotto.
Mal