Epibryon plagiochilae

Hosts: Plagiochila asplenioides, P. porelloides, P. britannica

Some better images, especially of the ascospore structure, taken by Paul Cannon here https://fungi.myspecies.info/all-fungi/epibryon-plagiochilae

Ascomata on Plagiochila porelloides. Image from Austria, Tyrol, Sept 2022.
Fruitbody at the margin of lower leaves of Plagiochila asplenioides under the dissecting microscope (40X) in water. Bouldnor, VC10, Jan 2022
Ruptured ascoma on leaf surface, 400X in water. Bouldnor, VC10, Jan 2022
Rupture ascoma in water (1000X) with asci and spores. Bouldnor, VC10, Jan 2022
Thin superficial hyphae running over host cell walls. Water, 1000X. Bouldnor, VC10, Jan 2022
Intracellular hyphae in host cells. Water, 1000X. Bouldnor, VC10, Jan 2022
Ascoma squashed (in water). Leigh Woods, North Somerset, VC6, June 2022.
Ascoma hairs (water). Leigh Woods, North Somerset, VC6, June 2022.
Asci and ascospores in water. Leigh Woods, North Somerset, VC6, June 2022.
Asci and ascospores (KOH + IKI). Leigh Woods, North Somerset, VC6, June 2022.
Three ascospores in water. Note that they are hardly constricted at the septa. Leigh Woods, North Somerset, VC6, June 2022.