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Cladosporium macrocarpum Preuss, 1848 (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Date: 16 September 2005
Location: North Hampshire, England
State: Imperfect stage
Record Summary: black mould on dead Bulrush leaves in dried up pond
Associated organism: on dead leaf of Typha latifolia
Identification Notes: Conidia: grey, rough, ellipsoid or irregular, 0-3 septate, 8-25(30)/5-6µm, with scars at ends.
Photo Summary: mould, conidiophores, conidia

Images etc

naked eye photograph Black mould on leaf - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Black mould on leaf - close-up - highly enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia - magnified 12 Kb 208 by 153 pixels
microscope photograph Conidia - magnified 386 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Conidiophores - magnified 500 by 359 pixels
microscope photograph Conidiophores - magnified 426 by 500 pixels

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