14-08-2016 23:15
Alex Akulov
Dear friendsCan you help me to find the descriptio
05-06-2026 11:02
Thomas Læssøehttps://svampe.databasen.org/observations/10596691
04-06-2026 11:36
Gernot FriebesHi,found on Vaccinium myrtillus.Asci: IKI –, 8-s
05-06-2026 12:10
François Freléchoux
Capitotricha sp. sur Lonicea caerulea Caractères
19-05-2026 10:27
Patrice TANCHAUDBonjour, récolte récente sur terre retournée i
04-06-2026 18:39
Gernot FriebesHi,I collected this species in two different locat
22-05-2026 13:29
Gernot FriebesHi,I am curious to hear your opinion on this mater
While looking at lichens on a twig under a dissecting microscope, I noticed what looked like 100 um perithecia (some spherical, others apparently deflated into tiny black buttons) apparently growing on an algal crust on a Prunus spinosa twig. I now see they are called chasmo- or cleistothecia.
They look very similar to Erysiphe species (rather similar to E flexuosa on Aesculus? Update: similar, but not as wavy), with c. 100 um appendages about 6 um wide, with hooked tips.
There are several asci per cleistothecium, each with what looks like at least 8 ascospores. The asci are c 55 x 40 um. The spores are 15.5-17.9 x 9.9-11.3 um (5 spores measured).
Warwickshire, UK Thanks for any information.
It does not answer your question per se but I find these fungi from time to time on bryophytes. It seems that mature fruitbodies fall from vascular plants, as they are not connected to other things via mycelium. I guess the blow around like a tumbleweed and disperse spores further away if the ascomata can act as propagules themselves. The hairs may allow them to get hooked onto vectors. Not sure, just a theory based on my own observations and thoughts.
All the best,
George