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Lasiosphaeria ovina (Pers.) Ces. & De Not., 1863 (a pyrenomycete)

Date: 5 September 2006
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 05/09/2006[A]
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State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: on fallen beech branch
Associated organism: on fallen, dead branch of Fagus sylvatica
Identification Notes: On upper end of 6cm diam x 70cm branch of which the lowest 10cm was buried in the ground.

Ascopores: cylindric; curved, sigmoid or elbowed; multi-septate when ripe.

Ascus with apical apparatus but not stained in Melzer's Iodine.
Photo Summary: Perithecia, microscopy

Images etc

naked eye photograph Perithecia - in situ - close-up - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
magnified photograph Perithecia - in situ - close-up - magnified 342 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Perithecia - in situ - close-up - more enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Perithecia - in situ - close-up - more enlarged 500 by 381 pixels
magnified photograph Perithecia - in situ - close-up - more enlarged 500 by 333 pixels
magnified photograph Perithecia - in situ - close-up - more enlarged 500 by 427 pixels
microscope photograph Asci - magnified 383 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Asci - magnified 368 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Asci - surrounded by paraphyses - magnified 421 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Ostiole - magnified 500 by 401 pixels
microscope photograph Ostiole and perithecium wall - magnified 333 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Paraphyses - magnified 500 by 444 pixels
microscope photograph Perithecium wall - magnified 333 by 500 pixels

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