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Josep Torres
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Edvin Johannesen
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Edvin Johannesen
These tiny (0.4-0.5 mm diam.), whitish, short-stip
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Carl FarmerI'd be grateful for any suggestions for this strik
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Hans-Otto Baral
Hello I want to ask you if you have found this ye
Strossmayeria ?
Ethan Crenson,
29-08-2019 19:04
Hello all,
Recently I found this tiny discomycete on rotted hardwood in the Eastern US. It is white, discoloring to amber/orange, cushion-shaped, perhaps with a pseudostipe or narrowing at the point of attachment. Asci 120-150 x 12-14µm, IKI-. Spores very guttulate, 5-8 septate, 32-50 x 4-5µm. Paraphyses with irregular, swollen tips about 4-5µm wide at the widest point. One thing I noticed is that the base of the excipulum stains blue-green in iodine. This combination of features seems very similar to discussions of Strossmayeria basitricha I have read on this forum-- especially an exchange from April 2015 between Enrique Rubio and Zotto. Is this S. basitricha? Many thanks in advance.
Ethan
Hans-Otto Baral,
29-08-2019 21:01
Re : Strossmayeria ?
Yes, it is a Strossmayeria and possibly basitricha - the species concepts in this genus are dubious to me. I think the anamorph you also have, it is always there.
Ethan Crenson,
29-08-2019 21:17
Re : Strossmayeria ?
Thank you Zotto! Would an examination of the features of the anamorph help to determine a species ID? Or is the anamorph not useful?