Ascomycete.org Journal

The electronic journal Ascomycete.org (ISSN 2100-0840) is published under Creative Commons license. Each volume contains 5 to 6 fascicles per year. The journal accepts all articles dealing with taxonomy of Ascomycota. As an international journal, it authorizes the authors to submit their text in the following languages: French, English, German, Italian and Spanish. The texts must respect the “rules to authors” (see Documents) and are submitted to the opinion of our Editorial Board. They must be sent to the address contact@ascomycete.org.

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The last published issue of Ascomycete.org is fascicle 3, vol. 15 (Sept. 2023):

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Exploring the European Trichophaea-like discomycetes (Pezizales) using morphological, ecological and molecular data. Part 2: Type revision of Lasiobolidium spirale and L. mercantourense sp. nov.

By Van Vooren N., Lindemann U. – 29 November 2021

The revision of type material of Lasiobolidium spirale, type of the genus Lasiobolidium, is presented and illustrated with colour photographs for the first time. We also present th...

Plectania harnischii, a new North American species of the Plectania melastoma lineage (Pezizales, Sarcosomataceae)

By Carbone M., Agnello C., Parker A., Alvarado P. – 29 November 2021

Plectania harnischii is here proposed as a new species collected in the coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest in USA. This species is characterised by its distinct morphology...

Nomenclatural novelties in Pezizales. Part 2

By Van Vooren N. – 29 September 2021

Three nomenclatural novelties are proposed. The first one corresponds to a change of the taxonomic position of Peziza badioides Donadini, erroneously placed in Daleomyces by us, an...

Tour d’horizon des pézizes violettes (Pezizaceae) présentes en Europe. 3e partie : le genre Geoscypha

By Van Vooren N., Dougoud R., Moyne G., Vega M., Carbone M., Perić B. – 29 September 2021

The violet species of the genus Geoscypha are presented in detail and illustrated from recent collections, including G. montana described as a new species. A phylogeny based on ITS...

Cosmospora xylariae (Nectriaceae), a new species from France, Germany and U.K., with notes on C. berkeleyana, now Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana, and C. scruposae

By Lechat C., Fournier J. – 29 September 2021

Cosmospora xylariae is described as new to science and illustrated based on six collections from Europe occurring on stromata of Xylaria hypoxylon, X. longipes and X. polymorpha. T...

Paratricharina multiguttulata sp. nov. – A new species of the Tricharina-group with subspherical spores

By Lindemann U., Wieschollek D., Sochorová Z., Vega M. – 29 September 2021

Paratricharina multiguttulata is described as a new species based on collections from Germany, Hungary and Norway. It is unique among the species of the Tricharina-group due to its...

Validation of the name Byssonectria carestiae (Pezizales)

By Lindemann U. – 29 September 2021

Due to the citation of an invalid basionym, the combination of Peziza carestiae in Byssonectria was also invalid. The following note validates the combination by using the correct ...

Tenerife strikes again — Lamprospora angularis sp. nov.: another new member of the bryophilous Pezizales from a unique oceanic island

By Vega M., Ribes M.A., Eckstein J., Negrín R., Janošík L. – 27 July 2021

Lamprospora angularis sp. nov. is described and illustrated from finds in four different Tenerifan localities. The new species is characterised by a combination of the following fe...

Geejayessia ruscicola (Hypocreales, Nectriaceae), a new species on Ruscus aculeatus

By Lechat C., Fournier J. – 27 July 2021

Geejayessia ruscicola sp. nov. is described and illustrated, based on many collections on Ruscus aculeatus L. (Liliaceae) from France and one from U.K. Four collections of this spe...

Warcupia cupulata a new cup-shaped species in the cleistothecioid genus Warcupia (Otideaceae, Pezizales)

By Carbone M., Galeotti G.B., Lezzi T., Athanasiadis A., Alvarado P. – 27 July 2021

The name Warcupia cupulata is here proposed for an apothecioid species described for the first time upon Greek, Italian and Spanish collections probably associated with Cupressus, ...

Revue bibliographique

By Hairaud M. – 27 July 2021

Review of "Ascomycètes de Suisse – Espèces rares et peu documentées"

Ascomycètes non lichénisés nouveaux pour la France. Notules n° 2

By Gardiennet A., Mombert A., Priou J.-P. – 27 July 2021

This article provides a list of non-lichenised ascomycetes considered as new for France. The taxa are presented as brief notes with indication of location, habitat, and some taxon...

Sowerbyella meridionalis (Pezizales), a new species from south-western Europe

By Rubio E., Sánchez L., Bometón J., Roqué C. – 27 July 2021

Sowerbyella meridionalis is proposed as a new species from south-western Europe based on morphological and ecological studies. The spore size is similar to that of Sowerbyella bre...

Type study of Helvella pedunculata (Ascomycota, Pezizales), a synonym of Dissingia confusa

By Carbone M., Agnello C., Alvarado P. – 09 May 2021

The holotype of Helvella pedunculata, housed in the herbarium of the University of Oulu (OULU, Finland), was examined along with other non-type specimens stored under that name. Mo...

A new species of Glutinoglossum (Geoglossaceae, Ascomycota) from Europe, G. persoonii

By Saitta S., Sierra A., Kučera V., Alvarado P. – 09 May 2021

Glutinoglossum persoonii is here described as new to science. It is regularly found in acidic soils of Italy and Spain near Pinus sp., Quercus sp., Cupressus sp., Arbutus unedo and...

Tour d’horizon des pézizes violettes (Pezizaceae) présentes en Europe. 2e partie : le genre Phylloscypha

By Van Vooren N., Dougoud R., Moyne G., Vega M., Carbone M., Perić B. – 09 May 2021

The violet species of the genus Phylloscypha, P. labessiana and P. boltonii, are presented in detail and illustrated from recent collections. A phylogeny based on ITS and LSU seque...

Tour d’horizon des pézizes violettes (Pezizaceae) présentes en Europe. 1re partie : introduction, systématique et clé des genres

By Van Vooren N., Dougoud R., Moyne G., Vega M., Carbone M., Perić B. – 09 May 2021

A detailed presentation and illustration of violet species belonging to different epigeous genera of Pezizaceae are provided, thanks to morphological, ecological, and molecular dat...

Studies in Galiella (Ascomycota, Pezizales). V. Typification and study of Galiella amurensis

By Popov E., Carbone M. – 09 May 2021

Galiella amurensis is typified and described based on macro- and microscopical characters upon the study of Russian collections. A lectotype and an epitype are selected in order to...

Octospora bicarpa sp. nov. (Pezizales), the first species of the bryophilous genus Octospora Hedw. with ameroconidia

By Döbbeler P., Büschlen A., Eckstein J. – 20 March 2021

Octospora bicarpa Döbbeler, Büschlen & Eckstein (Pezizales) is described as a new species of operculate discomycete. It infects the corticolous moss Lewinskya speciosa (Nees) F. La...

Nomenclatural novelties in Pezizales

By Van Vooren N. – 20 March 2021

Three nomenclatural novelties are proposed. The first one consists in the definition of a new family Coprotaceae, based on the isolated position of the clade /Boubovia-Coprotus wit...

Dialonectria favaceae, a new species from France, and Dialonectria magnusiana comb. nov. for Nectria magnusiana

By Lechat C., Fournier J., Chaduli D., Lesage-Meessen L., Favel A. – 20 March 2021

A new species of Dialonectria is proposed, based on a collection occurring on dead stromata of Diatrypella cf. favacea, on Alnus incana in the French Alps. This species is placed i...

Contribución al conocimiento y distribución de Ascobolus nodulosporus (Pezizales), una especie muy poco citada, encontrada en España

By Martínez-Gil R., Valencia López F.J., Delpont M. – 20 March 2021

Based on recent collections, Ascobolus nodulosporus is described and photographs of fresh samples and microscopical features are added. Its distribution and ecology is provided and...

Xylaria melitensis (Xylariaceae), a new penzigioid species from the Maltese Islands

By Fournier J., Lechat C., Mifsud S., Sammut C. – 20 March 2021

Based on detailed morphological observations of both sexual and asexual morphs in vivo, cultures in vitro and molecular phylogenetic data based on rDNA ITS and LSU sequences, we do...

Ascomycètes non lichénisés nouveaux pour la France. Notules n° 1

By Van Vooren N., Mombert A., Stöckli E., Pellicier P., Moyne G., Clowez P. – 31 January 2021

This article provides a list of non-lichenised ascomycetes considered as new for France. The taxa are presented as brief notes with indication of location, habitat, and some taxono...

Two new species of Stylonectria (Nectriaceae) from the French Alps

By Lechat C., Fournier J., Hairaud M., Mombert A. – 31 January 2021

Two new species of Stylonectria are described and illustrated from specimens collected in the French Alps. Ascomatal morphology, fungicolous lifestyle, and phylogenetic comparison ...

Striatibotrys alpina (Hypocreales), a new species from the French Alps

By Lechat C., Fournier J., Priou J.-P. – 31 January 2021

A detailed description of Striatibotrys alpina sp. nov. is presented, based on a collection on dead stems of Adenostyles alpina (Asteraceae) in the French Alps. The fungus was cult...

Exploring the European Trichophaea-like discomycetes (Pezizales) using morphological, ecological and molecular data

By Van Vooren N., Valencia López F.J., Carbone M., Lindemann U., Vega M., Valade F. – 31 January 2021

Recent collections of unknown Trichophaea-like discomycetes made in Europe enabled the authors to explore the taxonomy of Trichophaea and allies, based on morphological, ecologica...

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Editorial Board

Managing Editor: Nicolas Van Vooren (France)

Board:

Hans-Otto Baral (Germany)
Martin Bemmann, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Germany)
Matteo Carbone (Italy)
Adrian Carter, New-Brunswick Museum (Canada)
René Dougoud (Switzerland)
Gernot Friebes, Centre of Natural History, Botany & Mycology, Universalmuseum Joanneum (Austria)
Jacques Fournier (France)
Michel Hairaud (France)
Jean-Paul Priou (France)
Luis Quijada, Pfister Lab, Harvard University (United States of America)
Elisabeth Stöckli (Switzerland)
François Valade (France)
Chris Yeates (United Kingdom)