26-03-2026 15:31
Åke Widgren
Hello,I found this one in October last year, on r
25-03-2026 10:35
Hulda Caroline HolteHello,I collected this species growing on a dead b
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
25-03-2026 13:54
Does anyone know where I could download Paoletti's
Hymenoscyphus ombrophiliformis?
Åke Widgren,
26-03-2026 15:31
Hello,I found this one in October last year, on rutten leaves of Carex elata, on the bank of a small stream (Blekinge, southern Sweden). Unfortunately only a single fruit body, so I have microscoped just a small part of it. I´m quite sure it´s a Hymenoscyphus, and if so there are probably two alternatives - H. ombrophiliformis and H. syringaecolor. I think H. ombrophiliformis fits better, but the substrate maybe a bit odd? Are there any other alternatives?
Fb: about 4 mm wide, 2,5 mm high.
Color: purple
Spores: (17,9-) 19,3-21,5 (-22,5) x 4,5-5,0 um. Me = 20,4 x 4,8. Qe = 4,3.
Asci: about 140-155 um long.
Paraphyses: filiform and septated, with small vacuoles.
I am grateful for your comments. Any help will be appreciated.
Best regards,
Åke
Michel Hairaud,
26-03-2026 15:58
Re : Hymenoscyphus ombrophiliformis?
Hi Ake,
Did you test IKI (Lugol) on asci apex ? This would give an essential character to a Hymenoscyphus possibility and would reject - or not - an Ombrophila species , which I suspect.
Amitié
Michel
Did you test IKI (Lugol) on asci apex ? This would give an essential character to a Hymenoscyphus possibility and would reject - or not - an Ombrophila species , which I suspect.
Amitié
Michel
Hans-Otto Baral,
26-03-2026 16:20
Re : Hymenoscyphus ombrophiliformis?
The spore areclearly scutuloid, so I am sure it is not an Ombrophila. Anyway, IKI reaction and croziers are essential. H. ombrohiliformis occurs on branches or pericarps of Fagus and has croziers. The similar H. syringaecolor, which has spore guttules very similar to this one here on Carex, occurs on Fagus leaves and lacks croziers.



