Wynnella silvicola
Wynnella silvicola Nannf., Ann. bot. fenn. 3: 309 (1966)
Facesoffungi number: FoF 04219
Saprobic on soil. Sexual morph: Apothecia 2–5 cm diam. and 2–8 cm high, gregarious, sub-stipitate, superficial on the substrate. Receptacle rabbit ear-shaped to irregularly cup-shaped, upper surface red brown or pale red brown, outer surface dark brown, smooth. Margins curved, concolorous to receptacle. Stipe concolorous to receptacle, short. Ectal excipulum composed of thin walled, hyaline paliform cells. Medullary excipulum composed of cells of textura epidermoidea. Paraphyses 2–4 µm wide, numerous, septate, filiform. Asci 280–320 x 17–23 µm, 8-spored, unitunicate, cylindrical, rounded at the apex, non-amyloid. Ascospores 12–18 x 8–12 µm, 1-2-seriate, hyaline, ellipsoid, thick-walled, with one large oil droplet. Asexual morph: Undetermined.
Specimen examined: China, Xin-jiang Province, collection date was not recorded, Mymyty-Ming-Suleiman, P4 (HKAS 80061)
GenBank submissions: ITS: MG871311, LSU: MG871348
Notes: Wynnella silvicola is characterized by its rabbit ear-shaped apothecia with red-brown or pale red-brown receptacle surface, and broadly ellipsoid ascospores (Beug et al. 2014; Zhao et al. 2016).
Morphology of Wynnella silvicola (HKAS 80061). a Habit of apothecia, b ectal excipular cells, c medullary excipular cells, d–f asci and paraphyses, g–j ellipsoid ascospores. Scale bars g–j 10 µm, c 15 µm, b, d–f 50 µm
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