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Octospora leucoloma var. tetraspora (Fuckel) Benkert Östereichische Zeitschrift für Pilzkunde 7: 53 (1998)
Basionym: Ascobolus tetrasporus Fuckel, Hedwigia 5: 4. (1866)
Type: Germany, 'In locis arenosis inter Bryum argenteum, rarissime. Autumno serotino. Münchau pr. Hattenheim' 1856, K. W. G. Fuckel (coll. Barbey-Boissier) (holotype G G00266070 - n° SIB 347301/1)
Synonyms: show
- Humaria tetraspora (Fuckel) Sacc., Syll. fung. (Abellini) 8: 121 (1889)
- Humarina tetraspora (Fuckel) Seaver, North American Cup-fungi, (Operculates) (New York): 134 (1928)
- Octospora tetraspora (Fuckel) Korf, Mycologia 46(6): 838 (1954)
- Byssonectria tetraspora (Fuckel) Korf, Phytologia 21(4): 202 (1971)
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| 1: Octospora leucoloma var. tetraspora, apothecia in turf of Bryum argenteum |
2: Octospora leucoloma var. tetraspora, ascus with ascospores |
Apothecia: 1-2 mm in diameter, with weak membranaceous margin or margin somewhat pubescent and slightly elevated, hymeium orange
Asci: mostly 4-spored but also 2-,3-,5-,6- and 7-spored, spores uni- to biseriate
Ascospores: ellipsoid sometimes one side narrower than the other, (22-)23-27(-30) x (10-)11-13(-14) µm, smooth, one or two large and several small oil droplets
Host: Bryum argenteum
Infectious structures: infects the rhizoids
Habitat: on disturbed soil with Bryum argenteum, often at urban sites, on potting soil in greenhouses and garden centres
Distribution: Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany (common, BE, BB, HE, HH, MV, SN, SH, TH), Hungary, The Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia (Janošík unpublished), Sweden (Isaksson 2022)
References:
- Benkert, D. 1995. Becherlinge als Moosparasiten. - Boletus 19: 97-127.
- Benkert, D. 1998c. Beiträge zur Kenntnis bryophiler Pezizales-Arten. 8. Viersporige Taxa der Gattung Octospora. - Österreichische Zeitschrift für Pilzkunde. [New series] 7: 39-63.
- Benkert, D. 2009. Zwei neue Arten bryophiler Pezizales (Ascomycota) aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und Auflistung der aus Deutschland bisher nachgewiesenen Arten mit Kurzdiagnostik. - Zeitschrift für Mykologie 75: 51-68.
- Brouwer, E. 1999. Mosschijfjes (Lamprospora en Octospora): voorkomen en verspeiding in Nederland. - Coolia 42: 2-20.
- Dennis, R. W. G. & Itzerott, H. 1973. Octospora and Inermisia in Western Europe. - Kew Bulletin 28: 5-23.
- Eckstein, J. & Eckstein, G. 2009. Bryoparasitische Pezizales (Ascomycetes) der Gattungen Lamprospora, Octospora und Neottiella im Alten Botanischen Garten von Göttingen. - Herzogia 22: 213-228. PDF (Abstract only)
- Eckstein, J., Eckstein G., Frauenberger, H. & Wieschollek, D. 2020. Erste Checkliste der Moosbecherlinge Thüringens. - Boletus 41: 51-64.
- Engel, H. & Hanff, B. 1985. In Nordwestoberfranken gefundene Arten der Gattung Octospora Hedwig ex S. F. Gray. - Die Pilzflora Nordwestoberfrankens 9/A: 3-20.
- Fuckel, L. 1866. Ueber rheinische Ascobolus-Arten. - Hedwigia 5: 1-5.
- Isaksson, R. 2022. Mossparatiserande skålsvampar i släktena Lamprospora, Octospora och Octosporella nya för Sverige. - Svensk Mykologisk Tidskrift 43: 16–29.
- Itzerott, H. 1981. Die Gattung Octospora mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Pfälzer Arten. - Nova Hedwigia 34: 265-280. [ut Octospora tetraspora]
- Janošík, L., Sochorová, Z., Eckstein, J., Vega, M. & Koukol, O. 2023. Ascospore morphology of bryophilous Pezizales is closely associated with the place of infection and host ecology. - Fungal Ecology 61: 101200. DOI
- Kullman, B. 1991. Octospora tetraspora as a four-spored O. leucoloma? - Cryptogamic Botany 2/3: 115-117.
- Németh, C. 2020. Bryophilous ascomycetes (Pezizales) in Hungarian cemeteries. - Herzogia 33: 319-339.
- Vega, M. 2017. Vorläufige Checkliste der in Hamburg vorkommenden Moosbecher-Arten aus den Gattungen Lamprospora, Neottiella, Octospora und Octosporopsis. - Boletus 38: 27-33.
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| 3: Octospora leucoloma var. tetraspora, apothecia in turf of Bryum argenteum |
4: Octospora leucoloma var. tetraspora, apothecia in turf of Bryum argenteum |
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| 5: Octospora leucoloma var. tetraspora, asci with ascospores |
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