25-03-2026 15:06
Bernard CLESSE
Bonjour à toutes et tous,Pourriez-vous me confirm
25-03-2026 13:54
Does anyone know where I could download the work b
25-03-2026 10:35
Hulda Caroline HolteHello,I collected this species growing on a dead b
24-03-2026 19:59
William Slosse
Hello everyone,On 23/03/26, I found the following
21-03-2026 15:13
Lepista ZacariasHello everyone, Does any one know of any literatu
24-03-2026 21:37
Elisabeth StöckliBonsoir,Sur bois (tronc) très pourri de conifère
24-03-2026 21:07
Ethan CrensonHello all, A friend collected this asco in a wood
23-03-2026 20:16
Miguel Ángel Ribes
Good eveningI'm unable to identify this Coprotus o
24-03-2026 15:44
Åge OterhalsI hope someone can confirm the name of this collec

I add here picture of two sites in Southern Gemany. I already had this in different forums but nobody could help me. As here are specialists of Hypoxylon and related fungi, perhaps somebody knows "who" is responsible for this roundish bouildings which I have already found quite often.
Regards from Lothar
they are galls induced by the insect (Diptera, Cecidomiide)Mycocecis ovalis. Quite rare
Best
Alfredo V.
Hi Alfredo,
great :-) - I am happy to have this identification.
But I have to contradict - this galls are all but rare, I have seen this many times. Peter Püwert wrote me a mail few minutes ago and stated that they are well-known to him, too.
Best regards from Lothar
Here it was already an issue in 2009
http://www.ascofrance.com/forum/7339/simple-question
Björn Nordén wrote it up from Sweden sometime back. As far as I remember I have only seen it on rubiginosum s.st.


