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Ascobolus hawaiiensis Brumm., Persoonia, Suppl. 1: 87 (1967).
Basionym Ascobolus hawaiiensis Brumm., Persoonia, Suppl. 1: 87 (1967).
Diagnosis Apothecia sessilia, 150-250 µ diam. Receptaculum initio subglobulare vel ovoideum, deinde oblongo-ellipsoideum vel cylindricum, saepe basi angustatum, albidum, laeve. Excipulum textura globulosa vel angulari. Asci clavati, 280-320 × 34-38 µ, 8-spori, pariete iodo saturate caeruleo. Ascosporae ellipsoideae, 18.5-21.0 × 9.8-11.5 µ, regulariter verruculosae vel punctis inter sese distantibus ornatae. Paraphyses filiformes, 2.0-2.5 µ crassae. In fimo ovino invenitur.— Typus: van Brummelen 1451, in clivitate montis Mauna Kea, Hawaii, alt. 2400 m (L).
Type ex herb. Brummelen (L) - holotypus
MycoBank 326516
Literature
Brummelen J. (van) 1967. A World-monograph of the genera Ascobolus and Saccobolus (Ascomycetes, Pezizales). Persoonia, supplement, I: 1-260.
Brummelen J. (van) 1990. Notes on cup fungi – 4. On two rare species of Ascobolus. Persoonia, 14 (2): 203-207.
Mungai P.G., Njogu J.G., Chukeatirote E., Hyde K.D. 2012. Studies of coprophilous ascomycetes in Kenya – Ascobolus species from wildlife dung. Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology, 2 (1): 1-16.
Paulsen M.D., Dissing H. 1979. The genus Ascobolus in Denmark. Botanisk Tidsskrift, 74 (2-3): 67-78.
Prokhorov V., Raitviir A. 1991. New or interesting species of Ascobolus and Saccobolus in the USSR. Cryptogamic Botany, 2: 205-213.
Classification: Ascobolaceae, Ascobolus
Created on 12/01/2021.
Updated on 12/08/2023.
