Octospora sp. Bryum-capillare

Hosts: Ptychostomum (Bryum) capillare. May be host specific and frequently recorded across Europe, but not formerly named beyond O. coccinea / axillaris agg.

Apothecia on Ptychostomum (Bryum) capillare. Photo credit L. Hodgeson, Feb 2019

Ascospores in water (1000X). Note the spores often have two large central guttules and a small one at each end. Gatcombe Church, VC10, Dec 2020

Asci in water (1000X). Material from Northwood Cemetery, VC10, Dec 2021

The spores of this species seem to be distinctly large and asymmetrical.