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 Nemania aenea var. macrospora
SynonymsNemania serpens var. macrospora
Hypoxylon serpens var. macrosporum
BiostatusPresent in region
Description: Stromata: Stromata pulvinate; 10-40 mm long; 3-8 mm broad; 0.6-0.8 mm thick; perithecia not visible, or inconspicuous; ostioles coarsely papillate; stromatal surface more or less smooth; dark brown (brown vinaceous), or blackish; KOH-extractable pigments lacking; tissue below perithecia inconspicuous.
Perithecia: Perithecia more or less globose; 0.7-1 mm diam.
Asci: Stipe long with spores more or less confined to upper half of ascus, or stipe short with spores filling about two-thirds of ascus; amyloid ring higher than broad.
Ascospores: Ascospores 22-24 µm long; 6.5-7.5 µm wide; very pale brown; 0-septate; in side view inequilateral, flattened on one side, curved; in face view elliptic, or oblong-elliptic; ends broadly rounded. Germ slit straight, less than spore-length; on flattened side of spore. Perispore indehiscent in 10% KOH.
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