Leptomeliola ptilidii

Hosts: Ptilidium ciliare (GBI) and P. pulcherrimum (mainland Europe)

P. ciliare shoot with hidden ascomata (arrowed) on lower, brown regions. Scotland, leg. Greiff, Janošík & Vega, Sept 2023.
P. ciliare shoot with hidden ascomata between the leaves (arrowed) on lower, brown regions – higher magnification. Scotland, leg. Greiff, Janošík & Vega, Sept 2023
Ascoma with covering leaf tissue removed at high power stereo magnification (200X). Note the spines and also the large brown mycelium running over the plant cells.
Spores in water. Note stages of maturity from aseptate to septate.