24-03-2026 15:44
Åge OterhalsI hope someone can confirm the name of this collec
25-03-2026 15:06
Bernard CLESSE
Bonjour à toutes et tous,Pourriez-vous me confirm
25-03-2026 10:35
Hulda Caroline HolteHello,I collected this species growing on a dead b
25-03-2026 13:54
Does anyone know where I could download Paoletti's
25-03-2026 15:46
Michel Hairaud
Bonjour, Je sollicite de l'aide pour cette récol
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
on my last field trip I found a few ascos which I cannot determine without your help. The first one is a Hilberina with brown ascospores (already inside the ascus) which measure about 35-42 x 3,5-4,5(5,5) µm and have mostly one septum, rarely two (three could be possible given the pattern of septation but I never observed more than two septa). Ascospore morphology seems to deviate from most of the known species in this genus...
It grows on the bast of a Fagus branch that was collected from the ground.
Help is very much appreciated!
Best wishes,
Gernot
Andy
I had initially excluded H. breviseta because Hilber & Hilber (http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/Sydowia_36_0105-0117.pdf) describe and illustrate the ascospores with more attenuate basal parts (also overall a bit longer). Maybe this is not always the case? Other than that it seems to fit decently well.
Hilberina caudata I thought should have more sharply curved basal ends so I had excluded that one as well. Really not an easy group this...
Best wishes,
Gernot
I am a lumper, not a spliter - what can I say?
Andy
H. breviseta has spores with an acerose basal end, so it should be exluded here. Otherwise H. caudata has much longer and wider spores compared to your collection and should excluded too.
Into my opinion your collection should be situated close to H. moseri, a species I never collected however and is said ot have slightly longer spores. Sequencing would be helpful here.
Best regards,
Bernard
Hi friends,
Good guess from Bernard ! I know a little this species for having collected more than 6 times I'm at present time working on Lasiosphaeria moseri, by a strange and incredible coincidence. The mine on Buxus, as usual.
See photos of ascospores, one can observe an intraspecifical variability in shape and size of ascospores.
Alain
Andy
Hi Andy,
I look at material. If it's good, mature and sufficient, I send it to you. If not, I think I can to find more next week.
Alain
Only Andy can solve this mess!
Jacques
Andy
Best wishes,
Gernot
Me too, not enough material, as it's often with such species, but I've a good hope to find it again.
Alain

















