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 Hypoxylon nothofagicola
BiostatusPresent in region - Indigenous. Endemic
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Owner: Peter Johnston |
Description: Stromata: Stromata pulvinate; 3-20 mm long; 3-20 mm broad; 1-2.5 mm thick; perithecia not visible, or inconspicuous; ostioles lower than or more or less equal to stromatal surface; stromatal surface grey, purplish-grey, or buff; granules immediately below stromatal surface yellow brown, or pale, hyaline to buff; KOH-extractable pigments pale yellowish, or lacking; tissue below perithecia inconspicuous.
Perithecia: Perithecia more or less globose; 0.2-0.4 mm diam.
Asci: Asci 145-200 µm long; 5.5-7 µm wide; 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 broader than high.
Ascospores: Ascospores 8-12 µm long; 4-5 µm wide; brown; 0-septate; in side view more or less equilateral, or inequilateral, flattened on one side, not curved; ends narrowly rounded. Germ slit straight, spore-length; on concave, curved side of spore. Perispore indehiscent in 10% KOH.
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