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HELOTIALES Nannf., 1932 (an order of discomycetes and lichens)

Date: 20 May 2004
Location: South Devon, England
Voucher: 20/05/2004[F]
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State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: on dead branch
Associated organism: on dead branch of Magnoliidae
Identification Notes: Apothecium with waxy or crystalline deposit in context.
Ascospores: 6-8/3-3.5µm, biseriate, ellipsoid-fusiform, some septate.
Ascus pore weakly blued in Melzer's Iodine.

Images etc

naked eye photograph Apothecia - enlarged 500 by 385 pixels
naked eye photograph Apothecia - enlarged 500 by 358 pixels
naked eye photograph Apothecia - enlarged 500 by 391 pixels
microscope photograph Apothecia - LS - magnified 500 by 267 pixels
microscope photograph Apothecia - LS - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Apothecia - LS - magnified 333 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Asci and ascospores - magnified 500 by 255 pixels
microscope photograph Asci and ascospores - magnified 500 by 433 pixels
microscope photograph Asci and ascospores - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Asci and ascospores - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Ascospores - highly magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Ascospores - highly magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Ascus tip - highly magnified 42 Kb 489 by 361 pixels
microscope photograph Ascus tips and ascospores - highly magnified 438 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Waxy or crystalline deposit in apothecium - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Waxy or crystalline deposit in apothecium - magnified 500 by 333 pixels

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