06-12-2025 00:19
Viktorie Halasu
Hello, would anyone have this article, please? An
05-12-2025 17:33
Bruno Coué
Bonjour, je serais heureux de recueillir votre avi
02-12-2025 18:59
Malcolm Greaves
This pair of ascos 2.5cm across were on recently b
02-12-2025 19:25
Buckwheat PeteHello, can anyone identify this hairy fungus growi
30-11-2025 12:53
Edvin Johannesen
White short-stipitate apothecia found on thin twig
30-11-2025 10:47
William Slosse
I recently found a collection of small Peziza sp.
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