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Hypomyces papulasporae Rogerson & Samuels, 1985 (an ascomycete)

Date: 25 October 2005
OS grid ref: SU46
Lat/Lon: 51° 20' N, 1° 20' W
Location: Vice County: Berks, VC22, England
Voucher: 25/10/2005[Z]
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Stage or state: Imperfect stage
Record Summary: Conidiophores on Geoglossum cookeianum
Associated organism: on live ascoma of Geoglossum cookeianum
Identification Notes: On 25 Oct 2005 [M].

White frosted portions of earth tongues (tips) covered in conidiophores; dense white areas (eg near base) with abundant chlamydospores.

Conidia: cylindric, slightly tapered, pointed at narrow end, rounded at broader end, hyaline, smooth, 10-15.5/4µm.
Conidiophores: hyaline, cylindric, tapering from 3µm diam near base, with a few single branches with a septum below.

Chlamydospores: hyaline, spherical, thick-walled, 9-15µm diam, surrounded by thin-walled, oblate cells, 5-10µm diam and 4µm thick.
Photo Summary: Infection, conidia, conidiophores, chlamydospores

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