Hello Everyone,

I have found a colony of brown hyphomycetes growing on a dead branch of Corylus avellana.

They have mid- to dark brown, regularly septate conidiophores, about 8 um wide, with short branches below the tip.

The mature conidia are brown, mostly 4-septate, hardly constricted at the septa, with a scar 4 um wide at the base. They typically measure 57.5 - 60 x 13 - 14 um. Immature conidia appear to have bluish tints.

It seems that Martin Ellis did not encounter this species, as there is no description / illustration in his books.

I attach a photo and wonder if anyone has an idea as to what they might be.

Thank You,
Peter Thompson.