Several extensive patches of a Coral fungus (Ramularia sp.) under trees in the Dundee Botanical Garden.

#fungi #Ascomycota

#Ascospores are the result of the sexual reproduction of #Ascomycota #fungi, being single celled or #septate. There are different ways of #dispersal. One option is obligatory or accidental transport via animals, such as #mites. The photos show mating mites of #Histiostoma sp. seemingly covered with 4 chambered ascospores. J. Karakehian et al. (2021) studied "Methods for observing, culturing, and studying living ascospores".

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https://doi.org/10.5943/ajom/4/2/1

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DNA verified Sclerotiniaceae sp. ‘CA02’ growing on a tan oak acorn in Sonoma County, California. The third known observation of this apparently rare and likely undescribed species. Sequenced by Mycota Lab.

iNat 229196445 / MO 489006

#fungi #ascomycota #macro

Morchella brunnea from the Tahoe National Forest.

Under white fir, Jeffrey pine and incense cedar, 4800 feet elevation.

iNat 280158813 / MO 573939

#morchella #fungi #ascomycota

Unveiling Earth's Ancient Mysteries: The Astonishing Rhynie Chert #Fossils https://communities.springernature.com/posts/unveiling-earth-s-ancient-mysteries-the-astonishing-rhynie-chert-fossils

A fungal plant pathogen discovered in the #Devonian Rhynie Chert: Christine Strullu-Derrien et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43276-1

"One #fungal resident of the #RhynieChert, Paleopyrenomycites devonicus, stands out. Described as #Ascomycota, it colonized the ancient plant Asteroxylon mackiei. Yet, the precise role it played – as a saprotroph, parasite, or pathogen – remains a tantalizing mystery."

Happy #FungiFriday

Here are some #Ascomycota #Fungi from #Essonne, FR with my best attempts at identification.

UL: Lanzia Echinophila
LL: Bulgaria Inquinans
UR: Helvella Elastica
LR: Melastiza sp.

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