25-01-2026 23:23
Tomaz Vucko
Hello! I found this species that resembles Delitsc
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Vasileios Kaounas
Found on a fallen needle of Pinus halepensis, diam
05-02-2026 06:43
Stefan BlaserHello everybody, Any help on this one would be mu
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Lothar Krieglsteiner
.. 20.7.25, in subarctic habital. The liverwort i
02-02-2026 21:46
Margot en Geert VullingsOn a barkless poplar branch, we found hairy discs
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Andgelo Mombert
Bonjour,Sur thalle de Lobaria pulmonaria.Conidiome
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Andgelo Mombert
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Michel Hairaud
Bonjour, Cette hypocreale parasite en nombre les
Fracchiae
Eduard Osieck,
06-08-2019 20:56
The genus is fairly easy to determine: Fracchiae of which Fr. broomeana is most well known. The latter species has far more spores per ascus (200+) so has to be excluded. A world key or recent monograph does not exist but a compilation of all available descriptions showed that Fr. pulchella (Sacc.) Lar. N. Vassiljeva is presumably the best match. This species is also known as Acanthonitschkea pulchella Nannfeldt. Features of this species are 32 spores/ ascus, spore length 6-12 um, and long setae (Nannfeldt 1975). The only problem is that it appears only to be known from tropical regions (Africa, Asia).
Are there any records of this or of similar looking species known in Europe?
Any help would be appreciated, Eduard
Thomas Læssøe,
07-08-2019 10:16
Re : Fracchiae
you forgot to give a locality for your material :-)
Eduard Osieck,
07-08-2019 10:54
Re : Fracchiae
Oh yes, that is not obvious from my query:
The collection was made in Houten (Utrecht) in the centre of the Netherlands.
Eduard
The collection was made in Houten (Utrecht) in the centre of the Netherlands.
Eduard