Octosporopsis nicolai

Hosts: Lunularia cruciata

A distinctive fungus with very few records in the British Isles.

Apothecia with Lunularia. Gosport, VC11, Dec 2020. Leg. et det. J. Norton. Photos: D. Allan & J. Norton.
Close up of apothecia showing marginal hairs. Gosport, VC11, Dec 2020. Leg. et det. J. Norton. Photos: D. Allan & J. Norton.
Ascus and paraphyses in water. Gosport, VC11, Dec 2020. Leg. et det. J. Norton. Photos: D. Allan & J. Norton.
Ascospores in water. Gosport, VC11, Dec 2020. Leg. et det. J. Norton. Photos: D. Allan & J. Norton.