25-11-2021 22:25
Zoltan Lukacs
It was found in a deciduous forest, In Hungary. A
23-11-2021 15:26
Jennifer FiorentinoFirst I supsected this was a slime mould but slime
26-11-2021 15:21
Joop van der Lee
Found on dung of roe deer.In detail it differs fro
26-11-2021 13:43
Enrique Rubio
Do you have any idea about this coelomycetous fung
25-11-2021 23:14
S. RebeccaHello, we are spending some time between Valencia
23-11-2021 23:46
Valencia Lopez Francisco JavierHola a todosEsta Lambertella emergían de entre la
23-11-2021 20:52
Jannes BoersHello Everyone, The passed year there have been s
23-11-2021 21:50
Matthias Mann
Dear Forum! In Wienerwald on dead lying, white ro
24-11-2021 22:28
Edvin Johannesen
Apothecia on twigs from a deciduous tree (Central
what do you thing about Daldinia cf. fissa ?
Regards
Pavol
p.s.
On death standing tree (Alnus glutinosa)
Fruitbody: max. 50 x 40 x 40 mm
The white line on cut max. diam 1 mm
The perithecia 800-1000 x 300-400 µm
The asci are 8 spores 150-250 x 9 µm
The apical ring 3-4 x 0,5-1 µm ( in Melzer = blue )
The ascospores (12)14-15(16) x 6-7 µm
In 10% KOH pigment is purple / violaceous
A polyphasic taxonomy of Daldinia (Xylariaceae)
http://www.studiesinmycology.org/content/77/1/1.full
this is most likely D. petriniae, at least a member of the complex of closely related species. I was not aware it occured as early as mid June at ascigerous state.
D. vernicosa has a gelatinous interior that turns hollow and differently shaped and darker ascospores.
Cheers,
Jacques
Thank you very much
Pavol