
02-07-2025 09:32

Hello, bonjour.Here is the paper I'm searching for

30-06-2025 16:56
Lydia KoelmansPlease can anyone tell me the species name of the

01-07-2025 23:37
Hello.A Pleosporal symbiotic organism located and

30-06-2025 12:09

This tiny, rather "rough" erumpent asco was found

30-06-2025 06:57
Ethan CrensonHi all, Another find by a friend yesterday in Bro

30-06-2025 14:45

This is a quite common species on Nothofagus wood

25-06-2025 16:56
Philippe PELLICIERBonjour, pensez-vous que S. ceijpii soit le nom co

29-06-2025 18:11
Ethan CrensonHello all, A friend found this disco yesterday in
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