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Ascomycota Incertae sedis
Species: Illosporiopsis christiansenii Parasitic on Physcia tenella. Macroom, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. The sporodichia form soft, pink mounds of coiled conidia on the host thallus. The conidia have a spiral appearance. Microscope photograph below. Widespread, often in nitrogen-rich conditions on a number of hosts including Physcia species and Xanthoria parietina. |
Microscope photograph
Illosporiopsis christiansenii on Physcia tenella. November 2010