Pteromycula clypeiformis P.F. Cannon, (an ascomycete)
IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN


4 Nov 2013 at OSGR: SY67 in Dorset, England

Record Summarypatches of tiny superficial pseudothecia on dead stems of Sea Purslane
Found asFruitbody
Date4 November 2013
Associated organismAtriplex portulacoides
OS grid refOSGR: SY67
Lat/Lon50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher4 Nov 2013[F]
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Notes:

Pseudothecia: tiny, superficial, in patches, on peridium of dead branches of Sea Purslane.

Growing with Phomopsis piceae f. obiones

Ascospores: 9-10/3µm, tapered-cylindric, 1-septate with apical cell slightly larger.

Possibly Pteromycula c!ypeiformis. (Thanks to Paul Cannon for the thought.)

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