Mniaecia jungermanniae

Hosts: various leafy liverworts

Thanks to C. Halpin for sending a Welsh collection and for permission to use two wonderful photos below.

Images from additional collections may be found on FGBI here: https://fungi.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/7987/media

Apothecia on Nardia scalaris. Leg. C. Halpin; photo kindly provided by C. Halpin. March 2022.

Apothecia on Nardia scalaris. Leg. C. Halpin; photo kindly provided by C. Halpin. March 2022.

On Cephalozia bicuspidata. VC3, April 2019.

Asci and paraphyses at 400X. Leg. C. Halpin. Cwm Llwch, Breconshire ,VC42. March 2022 [host = Nardia scalaris]

Ectal excipulum cells at apothecial margin in water. Leg. C. Halpin. Cwm Llwch, Breconshire ,VC42. March 2022 [host = Nardia scalaris]

Asci and paraphyses in water. Leg. C. Halpin. Cwm Llwch, Breconshire ,VC42. March 2022 [host = Nardia scalaris]

Ascus with ~mature spores. Leg. C. Halpin. Cwm Llwch, Breconshire ,VC42. March 2022 [host = Nardia scalaris]

Asci, including two overmature ones that have shot out spores (in water). Leg. C. Halpin. Cwm Llwch, Breconshire ,VC42. March 2022 [host = Nardia scalaris]

Liberated ascospore in water. Leg. C. Halpin. Cwm Llwch, Breconshire ,VC42. March 2022 [host = Nardia scalaris]