11-01-2026 20:35
Hello.A very tiny pyrenomycete sprouting sparsely
09-01-2026 17:41
Arnold BüschlenHallo, F. dilatata wird von vielen Bryoparasiten
10-01-2026 20:00
Tom SchrierHi all,We found picnidia on Protoparmeliopsis mur
07-01-2026 22:22
Danny Newman
Tatraea sp. on indet. hardwood The Swag, Great Sm
10-01-2026 01:18
Danny Newman
cf. Neovaginatispora fuckelii on indet. shrub Pre
07-01-2026 10:24
Danny Newman
Pezicula sp. on indet. hardwood Appalachian Highl
09-01-2026 10:08
Blasco Rafael
Hola, en el mismo habitat que la anteriorRetamaDia
08-01-2026 21:22
Blasco Rafael
Hola, He recogido esta muestra de Orbilia sobre Re
07-01-2026 17:29
Marc Detollenaere
Dear Forum,On a barkless Populus I found some smal
10-11-2021 17:33
Riet van Oosten
Add-on topic http://www.ascofrance.com/forum/7059
Ceuthospora cf. mahoniae
Riet van Oosten,
09-03-2019 18:40

Hello,
Found by Laurens van der Linde, on Berberis vulgaris
Could this be Ceuthospora mahoniae?
The size of the conidia doesn't quite fit, 13.6-16.4 x 2.3-2.4 µm
This species in Microfungi on Land Plants, page 162, under Mahonia (Oregon Grape) = family Berberidaceae.
Ellis & Ellis: "Conidiomata multiocular, black, with a central pore. Conidia hyaline, 10-14 x 1.5-2. On dead leaves, Mar.-Apr."
Greetings, Riet
Chris Yeates,
09-03-2019 19:28
Re : Ceuthospora mahoniae
Hello Riet
There are many problems with these "Coelomycetes" and it is often not easy to assign every collection to a reliable name.
One problem is that in the past form-species occurring on different host genera or families were often considered to be different species, even if morphology was not very different. How many "good" Ceuthospora spp, there are is therefore uncertain. What is needed is molecular work to sort out the actual different taxa, and then hopefully morphological characters to differentiate them for field workers will emerge.
I'm attaching the relevant page from W.B. Grove's "Stem & Leaf Fungi"; he described Ceuthospora mahoniae and this will have been where Ellis and Ellis got those conidial measurements from. In my experience Grove's measurements are fairly reliable. I would record this as Ceuthospora cf. mahoniae Grove.
Hope that helps a little bit
Chris
Riet van Oosten,
09-03-2019 20:05
Re : Ceuthospora mahoniae
Hello Chris,
Thank you for your help and explanation!
Thank you for your help and explanation!
Chris Yeates,
11-03-2019 19:03
Re : Ceuthospora mahoniae
Here is the original description from Journal of Botany vol. 56 (1918):
Riet van Oosten,
11-03-2019 21:44
Re : Ceuthospora mahoniae
Very nice Chris, thank you!





Extracted-page-291-from-1935-Stem-amp-LeafFungi-v1-0001.pdf