24-03-2026 21:37
Elisabeth StöckliBonsoir,Sur bois (tronc) très pourri de conifère
25-03-2026 10:35
Hulda Caroline HolteHello,I collected this species growing on a dead b
26-03-2026 15:31
Åke Widgren
Hello,I found this one in October last year, on r
25-03-2026 22:23
Marc Detollenaere
Dear Forum,On a debarked stem of Tilia, we found s
24-03-2026 15:44
Åge OterhalsI hope someone can confirm the name of this collec
25-03-2026 20:53
François BartholomeeusenDear forum members,On 23 March 2026, I found sever
23-03-2026 20:16
Miguel Ángel Ribes
Good eveningI'm unable to identify this Coprotus o
25-03-2026 15:06
Bernard CLESSE
Bonjour à toutes et tous,Pourriez-vous me confirm
What is this pyrenomycete causing white lesions in hardwood bark?
Ethan Crenson,
05-05-2021 22:25
Hello all,
In a New York City cemetery last weekend I found a small hardwood branch with the bark beginning to fall away. In the bark are stout black pyrenomycetes in clusters, which seem to be causing white lesions in the bark and wood beneath. The pyrenomycetes can be quite large (by pyrenomycete standards). In the images of the 3 sectioned perithecia, the large one is 1mm wide by 1.5mm tall. It is 2mm tall when measuring from the base to the tip of the neck.
Asci: 153-168 x 7.5-10µm. The spore bearing part 105-125µm. IKI+, the apical plug about 2.5 tall x 3µm wide when mature; much longer in immature asci.
Spores: 13-14 x 6-7µm, brown, ellipsoid to inequalateral ellipsoid, guttulate, usually with one large guttule at the center, with a very inconspicuous germ slit less than spore length.
Can anyone help me put a name on this?
Thanks in advance.
Ethan
