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Albotricha acutipila (P. Karst.) Raitv., 1970 (a discomycete)

Date: 11 July 2000
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 11/07/2000[F]
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State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: on stem of Common Reed
Associated organism: on dead stem of Phragmites australis
Identification Notes: Sessile, white hairy cups with pale luteous hymenium.
Ascospores: 11.5-15/1.5µm, narrowly fusiform-cylindric, one end more pointed, often with 2 oil drops.
Marginal hairs septate, granular, encrusted, tapered, 120/3µm.
Paraphyses: lanceolate, encrusted, exceeding asci by up to 25µm

Images etc

magnified photograph Apothecia on dead reed stem - close-up 500 by 452 pixels
magnified photograph Apothecia on dead reed stem - side view - close-up 500 by 194 pixels
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microscope photograph Asci and paraphyses 500 by 388 pixels
microscope photograph Ascospores 7 Kb 297 by 92 pixels
microscope photograph Ascospores 10 Kb 142 by 133 pixels
microscope photograph Marginal hairs 126 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Marginal hairs 231 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Marginal hairs 391 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Marginal hairs 400 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Marginal hairs 400 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Paraphyses among asci 500 by 379 pixels
microscope photograph Paraphyses 362 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Paraphyses 500 by 378 pixels
microscope photograph Paraphyses 500 by 372 pixels

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