Coll. ZT Myc 64623 © A. Büschlen | | | | | |
Octospora bicarpa Döbbeler, Büschlen & Eckstein, Ascomycete.org, 13 (2): 85 (2021).
Basionym Octospora bicarpa Döbbeler, Büschlen & Eckstein, Ascomycete.org, 13 (2): 85 (2021).
Diagnosis Octospora bicarpa differs from other Octospora species by having small, orange apothecia that arise in the upper green shoot regions of the moss Lewinskya speciosa, 8-spored asci, ellipsoidal, 16–19 × 10–12 μm large ascospores, and colourless, reduced conidiomata that consist of conidial layers that form globose monoblastic ameroconidia.
Type ZT Myc 64623 - holotypus
MycoBank 838886
Literature
Döbbeler P., Büschlen A., Eckstein J. 2021. Octospora bicarpa sp. nov. (Pezizales), the first species of the bryophilous genus Octospora Hedw. with ameroconidia. Ascomycete.org, 13 (2): 85-91.
Classification: Pyronemataceae, Octospora
Created on 14/04/2021.
Updated on 14/08/2023.