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11-06-2025 20:03

Peter Welt Peter Welt

An Ascobolus species for which I can't find a name

11-06-2025 16:26

Jason Karakehian Jason Karakehian

Hi everyone, I am looking for the following protol

11-06-2025 13:44

Nicolas Suberbielle Nicolas Suberbielle

Bonjour,J'ai trouvé cette espèce aux alentours d

11-06-2025 09:55

Hans-Otto Baral Hans-Otto Baral

I have another request: if anyone collects Phragm

09-06-2025 22:28

Edmond POINTE Edmond POINTE

Bonjour,Apothecie pulvinée, blanche 0.4 x 1mm sur

09-06-2025 10:32

Elisabeth Stöckli

Bonjour,Trouvé sur une branche morte et décortiq

09-06-2025 12:50

Joaquin Martin

Hi,Last week I found this Hymenoscyphus on Rubus.S

09-06-2025 16:18

Sylvie Le Goff

BonjourPourrais je avoir votre avis sur cet ascome

09-06-2025 16:36

David Malloch David Malloch

As far as I know, this species has yet to be assig

08-06-2025 18:03

éric ROMERO éric ROMERO

Bonjour à tous, Une récolte alpestre discrète

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Phaeohelotium on Pinus cone
Juuso Äikäs, 05-11-2024 10:35
These pale-yellow fruitbodies were growing on core of a Pinus sylvestris cone.

I'm wondering whether this is P. epiphyllum or P. lutescens, and what is the best way to tell these species apart.

Spores:

(13.8) 14.4 - 15.9 (16.7) × (4) 4.2 - 4.6 µm
Q = (3) 3.2 - 3.7 (3.9) ; N = 15
Me = 15.3 × 4.4 µm ; Qe = 3.5

 
Hans-Otto Baral, 05-11-2024 11:01
Hans-Otto Baral
Re : Phaeohelotium on Pinus cone
P. lutescens seems to fit very well. It may also be that P. epiphyllum differs from P. lutescens in isodiametric cells on the flanks and having only prismatica towards margin.

P. lutescens grows on undecayed coniferous substrate, unlike P. epiphyllum.
Juuso Äikäs, 05-11-2024 15:09
Re : Phaeohelotium on Pinus cone
Thanks again. P. epiphyllum growing on Picea cones / needle debris is pretty common though, if I'm not mistaken.
Hans-Otto Baral, 05-11-2024 17:36
Hans-Otto Baral
Re : Phaeohelotium on Pinus cone
My key goes after the carotenoids, but that might be a bit questionable, see the specific epithet. Also the oil content is perhaps more variable than stated there:

100. Ap. with carotenoid-LBs, Hym. yellowish to ochre .... 101 -> epiphyllus

Sp. 14-22/3,5-6 µm, oil content 4-4,5

100. Ap. without carotenoid-LBs, Hym. ±whitish .......... 105 -> lutescens

Sp. 11-20/3,5-4,5 µm, oil content 1-3,5

My impression was that the substrate is little decayed, but I might be wrong.

Declercq's key has the two in a couple:

13 Apothecia scutellate, disk yellow, reddening, shortly stalked. Asci (dead) 85-90x7-7,5 µm. Spores slightly shoe-shaped, (dead) 12-15x3,5-4 µm, OCI=3-4. On cones of Pinus sylvestris. Phen.: VII-IX.
----------- Phaeohelotium lutescens (Hedw.: Fr.) Declercq comb. nov. ined.

13' Apothecia turbinate with concave to plano-convex disk, fleshy, 0,5-3(7) mm diameter, pale yellowish to yellow, reddening when damaged, subsessile to shortly stipitate. Asci 90-135x9-11 µm. Spores assymetrical fusiform, inequilateral, 0(1)-septate, (9)11-20(24)x(3)4-5,5 µm, with 1(2) up to 3 µm diameter guttules and many small ones at each side, OCI = 4-4,5, becoming 2(?3)-septate and pale greyish brown when overmature. Paraphyses, subhymenium and excipulum with strongly refractive guttules. On plant debris, such as cones and needles of Pinus, catkins of Betula, cupules of Quercus and Fagus, but mainly on leaf litter of Quercus. Phen.: (VIII)IX-XI.
------------------- Phaeohelotium epiphyllum