Helvella pezizoides
Helvella pezizoides Afzel., K. svenska Vetensk-Akad. Handl. 4: 308 (1783) (Fig. 17)
Facesoffungi number: FoF 04218
Saprobic on soil. Sexual morph: Apothecia 2–5 cm diam., gregarious, stipitate, superficial on the substrate. Receptacle saddle-shaped to loosely lobed and convoluted, blackish brown when dry, outer surface densely fuzzy. Stipe concolorous to receptacle, long. Ectal excipulum composed of thick walled, hyaline to brownish cells of textura globulosa. Medullary excipulum composed of cells of textura intricata. Paraphyses 2–4 µm wide at the apex, numerous, septate, filiform. Asci 70–150 x 15–20 µm, 8-spored, unitunicate, cylindrical, rounded at the apex, non-amyloid. Ascospores 10–15 x 6–10 µm, 1–2-seriate, hyaline, ellipsoid, thick-walled, with one large oil droplet. Asexual morph: Undetermined.
Specimen examined: China, Beijin Province, Men tou gou District, Qing shui Town, Dong-ling Scenic Region, alt. 1575 m, 21 August 2015, Xiang-hua Wang HK030 (HKAS 90006)
GenBank submissions: ITS: MG871299, LSU: MG871333, TEF: MG980697, RPB2: MG980721
Notes: Helvella pezizoides is characterized by its saddle shaped loosely lobed apothecia with densely fuzzy outer surface (Saccardo 1889).
Morphology of Helvella pezizoides (HKAS 90006). a Habit of apothecium, b ectal excipular cells, c medullary excipular cells, d filiform paraphyses, e–g cylindrical asci, h–k ellipsoid ascospores. Scale bars c, h–k 10 µm, d 20 µm, b, e–g 50 µm
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