Keys to Fungi on DungRichardson, M. J. (Michael J.)
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Keys to Fungi on Dung
Richardson, M. J. (Michael J.)
Fungi -- Identification
64(62) Spores 14.5-16 × 8-9µm, epispore lines not densely
crowded. _Ascobolus cervinus_
- Spores smaller, epispore with densely crowded, rarely
anastomosing cracks. 65
65(64) Apothecia greenish yellow, furfuraceous, with crenulate
margin. Spores 9.5-15 × 6-8µm.
_Ascobolus crenulatus_ (fig. 9)
- Apothecia brownish yellow to brown, smooth, with
undifferentiated margin. Spores 12.5-14.5 × 7-8.5µm.
_Ascobolus minutus_
66(45) Asci 4-spored. Spore clusters 42-58 × 14-20µm. Spores
16.5-23 × 9.5-12µm, smooth to finely punctate, but with
a thick cap or girdle of reticulated or warted pigment.
_Saccobolus quadrisporus_
- Asci 8-spored. 67
67(66) Spore clusters ± globular, 17-26(39) × 15-20µm. 68
- Spore clusters elongated, 2-3 times as long as wide. 69
68(67) Spore clusters compact, subglobose, with only the
exposed surface of spores pigmented, ornamented with
small and coarse warts. _Saccobolus dilutellus_
- Spores loosely united in cluster, ornamented with
small isolated warts covering most of their surface.
_Saccobolus globuliferellus_
69(67) Apothecia yellow. Spores in 4 rows of 2 longitudinally
arranged spores (fig. 10). 70
- Apothecia hyaline or violaceous (some mature darker).
Spores in 2 rows of 3 and 1 row of 2 (fig. 10). 73
70(69) Spore clusters 40µm or longer. 71
- Spore clusters up to 40µm long. 72
71(70) Spore clusters 50-71 × 16-25µm. Spores 22-29 ×
8.5-14.5µm, smooth or rarely finely punctate, with
distant irregular cracks. _Saccobolus glaber_ (fig. 10)
- Spore clusters 43-51 × 14-17µm. Spores 16-22 × 7.5-9µm,
with fine isolated warts. _Saccobolus citrinus_
72(70) Spores 14-17.5(19.5) × 7.5-8.5(10)µm, easily separated
at maturity. Spore clusters becoming shorter and more
rounded with maturity. Apothecia up to 300µm diam.,
inconspicuous due to their solitary nature and the
predominantly brownish colour due to the mature spores.
_Saccobolus truncatus_ (fig. 10)
- Spores 11.5-13.5 × 5.5-6.5µm. _Saccobolus minimus_
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