Torula herbarum (Pers.) Link, (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)


22 May 2008 at OSGR: NR93 in Clyde Islands, Scotland

Record Summaryblack felting on base of dead, bleached Umbellifer stem
Found asAnamorph
Date22 May 2008
OS grid refOSGR: NR93
Lat/Lon55° 30’ N, 5° 20’ W
Vice CountyClyde Islands, VC no: 100
CountryScotland
Voucher22 May 2008[N]
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Notes:

Conidia: 12-39(240)/5.5-8µm, 4-8 celled, tapered at each end, often curved, end cell often collapsed and cupulate, constricted at septa, walls sepia under microscope.

Hyphae: straight filamens of equal-sized cells 3.5-6.5µm wide, constricted at septa, rough under x100 objective.

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