Coll. MR #7516 (leg. T. Richter)
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Coll. MR #7516 (leg. T. Richter)
Ascospores
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Saccobolus geminatus Thaxt. ex Brumm., Persoonia, Suppl. 1: 202 (1967).
Basionym Saccobolus geminatus Thaxt. ex Brumm., Persoonia, Suppl. 1: 202 (1967).
Diagnosis Apothecia sessilia, 0.2-0.3 mm diam. Receptaculum initio semiglobulare, denique pulvinare, albidum, laeve. Asci clavati, apice truncati, 65-75 × 14.6-16.0 µ, 8-spori, pariete iodo caerulescente. Sporum fasciculi sat laxi, faciliter per pares soluti, cylindrici, 27-37 × 12-13 µ. Ascosporae geminae, paribus 4 in fasciculum cylindricum congregatis, inaequilateralifusiformes, 10.7-13.1 × 5.2-6.5 µ, hinc inde verrucis ornatae. Paraphyses filiformes, 1.7-2.6 µ crassae. In fimo Didelphidis virginianae invenitur. Typus: R. Thaxter, Sandy River, North Carolina, America septentrionalis (FH-A3069).
Type FH 00445013 - holotypus
MycoBank 338775
Literature
Bell A. 2005. An illustrated guide to the coprophilous Ascomycetes of Australia.
Brummelen J. (van) 1967. A World-monograph of the genera Ascobolus and Saccobolus (Ascomycetes, Pezizales). Persoonia, supplement, I: 1-260.
Classification: Ascobolaceae, Saccobolus
Created on 07/04/2021.
Updated on 14/08/2023.
