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Acervus lusakianus J. Moravec, Česká Mykol., 37 (4): 240 (1983).

Basionym Acervus lusakianus J. Moravec, Česká Mykol., 37 (4): 240 (1983).

Diagnosis Apothecia 4-12-(15) mm diam., solitaria, primum obconica, patellaria vel applanata vel leniter patellaria, subtus attenuata et substipitata, dein irregulariter lobata et leniter patellaria vel explanata usque pulvinata, thecio luteo-ochraceo usque vivide ochraceo-aurantiaco, extus concolor et subtomentosa. Excipulum e hyphis incrassatis, in margine e cellulis subglobosis (textura globuloso-angularis) 10-46 µm diam., extus cellulis subangulatis, parvis vel pyriformibus vel elongatis et e hyphis marginalibus pallide fuscis (membranis 0.3-1 µm crassis) constat. Asci 68-81 × 4.5-5.8 µm cylindracei, apice obtusi, octospori, non amyloidei. Ascosporae globosae vel subglobosae, 3.7-5.2-(5.4) µm diam. vel ad 5.4×4 flm irregulariter subgloboso-ellipsoideae, guttula unica impletae, crasse tunicatae, laeves, vel cum pustulis irregularibus (pigmento cyanophilo). (sub immersione oleacea 1575 × + Cotton blue Geigy s. 123). Paraphyses 4-6.8 µm crassae, irregulares cylindraceae, saepe linguiformes vel lobato-formatae vel clavatae, pigmento luteolo impletae (in exsiccatis).
Habitat: Ad terram nudam inter gramina ad viam secus ambulacrum sub Acacia in urbe Lusaka, Zambia (Africa centralis), 26.I.1981 leg. J. Moravec. Typus PRM 830018 et duplicatum in herb. privato J. Moravecii asservantur.

Type PRM 830018 - holotypus

MycoBank 106559

Classification: Otideaceae, Acervus

Created on 03/06/2015.

Updated on 02/08/2023.