Lamprospora lubicensis

Hosts: Hennediella heimii

Many thanks to Jamie Warren for alerting me to this wonderful fungus, providing in situ photographs and for sending me his collection for microscopic examination.

A row of fairly large >2mm wide apothecia with conspicuous membranaceous margins. Photo by J. Warren. Avonmouth, VC34, March 2022.
Apothecium. Photo by J. Warren. Avonmouth, VC34, March 2022.
Asci and paraphyses in water (400X). Material collected by J. Warren. Avonmouth, VC34, March 2022.
Ascospores in water. Material collected by J. Warren. Avonmouth, VC34, March 2022.
Ascospores in water. Material collected by J. Warren. Avonmouth, VC34, March 2022.
Ascospores in water. Material collected by J. Warren. Avonmouth, VC34, March 2022.