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| Record Summary | Fruitbodies on fallen Beech twig |
| Found as | Fruitbody |
| Date | 7 October 2007 |
| Associated organism | Fagus sylvatica |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU26 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W |
| Vice County | North Wilts, VC no: 7 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 7 Oct 2007[A] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
Ascocarps 3-4.5mm diam, globular, with slightly raised pimples containing ostioles.
Occasional ostioles with friable mass of ascospores. Under the microscope, the spores in these masses seem to be damaged.
Ascospores 13-14/6µm, 8 per ascus.
Asci: 90/8.5µm, plus stalk c. 50µm.
Ascus tip blued in iodine, actually a ring which shows as two right-angle triangles with their hypotenuses outwards and below.
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