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09-06-2026 18:32

Camille Mertens

Sur morceau de roseau immergé 0,5 - 0,7 mm de dia

08-06-2026 10:16

Spooren Marco Spooren Marco

I don`t have a clou about this fungus,it is not in

08-06-2026 17:00

François Bartholomeeusen

Good day everyone, On June 5 2026, I collected de

07-06-2026 18:18

Mario Schulz

Hello everyone, i found on 31.5 the following Mol

07-06-2026 15:10

William Slosse William Slosse

Hello everyone,On 05-06-26, I found following asco

05-06-2026 11:02

Thomas Læssøe

https://svampe.databasen.org/observations/10596691

07-06-2026 12:09

François Freléchoux François Freléchoux

Bonjour, Voici une brève description de ce qui m

07-06-2026 12:43

Steve Clements

Bojour. This was a strange find on a stick on my

12-07-2015 00:05

Nedim Jukic Nedim Jukic

This one from the same locality as the previous on

06-06-2026 17:44

Steve Clements

Bonjour, This disco was on planed wood 3 x 1.5 cm

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Macroconia leptosphaeriae vs. M. sphaeriae
Zuzana Sochorová (Egertová), 26-10-2021 22:13
Zuzana Sochorová (Egertová)Hello, a few days ago I have collected a Macroconia growing on Leptosphaeria doliolum (both of them growing on old Urtica).
Ascospores in this collection measure (15.6) 16.2 - 19.9 (20.5) × (5.8) 6 - 7.2 (7.4) µm, Q = (2.3) 2.33 - 3.1 (3.4). Me = 17.9 × 6.7 µm; Qe = 2.7. They are first hyaline, then brownish, one-septate, very finely punctate. I have measured the width in the thickest part, not in the constriction.


I am not sure whether to determine it as M. leptosphaeriae or M. sphaeriae. Fungi of temperate Europe state these two taxa are perhaps identical, but Grafenhan et al. 2011 distinguish them as two species. They write: "The distinction between Macroconia leptosphaeriae and
M. sphaeriae is based on the size of ascospores and conidia in the
type collections. According to Wollenweber (1926), the ascospores
of the type material of M. leptosphaeriae are smaller (14–18 ×
5–5.5 µm) than those of M. sphaeriae (19–25 × 5.8–6.5 µm)." 
Unfortunatelly I haven´t encountered any conidia, so I have to rely on ascospores. However, my values are between the values for the two species given by Wollenweber. Maybe this author measured dead ascospores (therefore smaller than my vital ones - then my collection would better fit M. leptosphaeriae)?

Thanks, Zuzana

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Christian Lechat, 27-10-2021 04:28
Christian Lechat
Re : Macroconia leptosphaeriae vs. M. sphaeriae
Dear Zuzana,

I think you can name your fungus Macroconia leptospaeriae. In my opinion, M. sphaeriae does not exist, it is a synonym of M. leptosphaeriae.

M. sphaeriae has never been sequenced or cultured, which makes the existence of this species questionable.

Christian
Zuzana Sochorová (Egertová), 27-10-2021 07:05
Zuzana Sochorová (Egertová)
Re : Macroconia leptosphaeriae vs. M. sphaeriae
Dear Christian,
Thank you very much for your reply. No existence of M. sphaeriae would make it much easier.
Zuzana