09-06-2026 18:32
Camille MertensSur morceau de roseau immergé 0,5 - 0,7 mm de dia
08-06-2026 10:16
Spooren Marco
I don`t have a clou about this fungus,it is not in
08-06-2026 17:00
François BartholomeeusenGood day everyone, On June 5 2026, I collected de
07-06-2026 15:10
William Slosse
Hello everyone,On 05-06-26, I found following asco
05-06-2026 11:02
Thomas Læssøehttps://svampe.databasen.org/observations/10596691
07-06-2026 12:09
François Freléchoux
Bonjour, Voici une brève description de ce qui m
07-06-2026 12:43
Steve ClementsBojour. This was a strange find on a stick on my
12-07-2015 00:05
Nedim Jukic
This one from the same locality as the previous on
06-06-2026 17:44
Steve ClementsBonjour, This disco was on planed wood 3 x 1.5 cm
I have found fruit bodies of what I assume to be a species from the genus Ophiobolus. They were growing on a damp, dead, undetermined, thin herbaceous stem and on drying, the fruit bodies have collapsed noticably.
The Shoemaker 1976 paper does not seem to contain a species matching the characteristics of mine. I notice some clear similarities between the shape and structure of the spores of my sample and those of the 16th May 2012 forum post by Enrique Rubio, (which was concluded to be an undescribed species). In mine though, the partly swollen cell is at the centre of the much shorter spores.
I have attached an image of the fruit bodies and a sketch of the microscopy. I imagine that it will turn out to be another undescribed species, unless anyone can identify it.
Thank you,
With Best Wishes,
Peter.
Hi Peter
This Ophiobolus (?) is a very common species that I found regulary on herbaceous stems (this week end also on Euphorbia stems) at Somiedo (north of Spain). But at this moment the fungus remains uncertain.
Thanks for your reply.
I am wondering if my find is different, because of the position of the swollen cell right in the centre of the spore. I am seeing both 5-septate and 6-septate spores, which, I think are shorter than yours.
With Best Wishes,
Peter.