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28-04-2026 20:07

Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

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

12-05-2026 15:41

Nicolas VAN VOOREN Nicolas VAN VOOREN

Dear Ascolovers, especially interested in Pezizale

27-04-2026 20:52

Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

Found on hanging tiwg of Olea europaea in dried-ou

11-05-2026 20:22

Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

on attached twig of standing Ficus caricaquite uns

11-05-2026 12:32

Bernard CLESSE Bernard CLESSE

Pourriez-vous m'aider à identifier cette héloti

11-05-2026 13:22

Sylvie Le Goff

BonjourPuis avoir votre avis sur cet ascome, je vo

29-04-2026 10:44

Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

growing at moist, drying-out soil at the side of a

11-05-2026 13:47

Åge Oterhals

Does anyone have av copy of Hawksworth & Siva

05-04-2026 22:46

Lothar Krieglsteiner Lothar Krieglsteiner

on wood of Ceratonia, Algarve, 3.4.2026.The color

10-05-2026 16:18

brigitte vignot

bonjour trouvée  en Ariège sur bois une petite

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Black balls on Ulex
Enrique Rubio, 19-01-2022 10:25
Enrique RubioHi Forum
The ascomata of this fungus grew on corticated wood of Ulex europaeus, making cleistothecia (apparently non-ostiolate), blackish-brown, up to 0.5 mm in diameter, erumpent, isolated or coalescent and more or less spherical. The evanescent asci are claviform, pedicellate and contain (2-3-)4 dark brown spores with an apical pore, probably also monosporic since some excessively large spores may be seen.
At the end, the contents of the ascomata are powdery and consisting of a large cluster of spores and the asci disappear.
I wonder if this fungus could be well accommodated in the monospecific genus Boothiella, although it is different from Boothiella tetraspora, with larger cylindrical asci and larger and different spores.
Many thanks in advance for your opinions.
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David Malloch, 19-01-2022 15:21
David Malloch
Re : Black balls on Ulex
The spores immediately remind me of Copromyces bisporus N. Lindq. However, that species has two-spored asci and grows on dung. Maybe a related species?
David Malloch, 19-01-2022 15:31
David Malloch
Re : Black balls on Ulex
I worked on cleistothecial fungi for my Ph.D. about 50 years ago. Here is a plate I prepared for Copromyces and similar things. http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/mycologywebpages/EssaysOnFungi/Cleistothecial_Ascomycota/Cleistothecial_Ascomycota-Plate04.html. The comments are more recent.
Enrique Rubio, 19-01-2022 16:26
Enrique Rubio
Re : Black balls on Ulex
Thanks a lot, David.