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Asco de Xalapa, Mexico
Alan Rockefeller,
29-10-2016 07:29
What did I find today?
Hans-Otto Baral,
29-10-2016 09:10
Re : Asco de Xalapa, Mexico
This is a Dicephalospora, a trpical relative of Hymenoscyphus. If you have oil immersion then you will see the gel caps on the spore ends.
Did you measure the spores?
Did you measure the spores?
Alan Rockefeller,
29-10-2016 19:33
Re : Asco de Xalapa, Mexico
I added a photo of the spores at 1000x.
I measured 5 maature spores and they were:
I measured 5 maature spores and they were:
30.3 × 6.1 um
33.5 × 6.7 um
29.8 × 5.0 um
29.7 × 6.1 um
31.8 × 7.3 um
Hans-Otto Baral,
29-10-2016 20:27
Re : Asco de Xalapa, Mexico
Yes, this clearly fits Dicephalospora rufocornea. The other species have shorter spores.