Lachnopsis sp. "dacrydium" P.R. Johnst.
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Lachnopsis sp. "dacrydium" P.R. Johnst.
Lachnopsis sp. "dacrydium"
Apothecia with white hairs and yellow hymnium forming on dead Dacrydium cupressinum leaves; commonly seen on dead leaves still attached to young trees
Apothecia up to 1.5 mm diam., cupulate stipitate, hymenium bright yellow, receptacle densely covered with somewhat tangled white hairs. Hymenium orange when dry. Excipulum with long-cylindric cells with slightly thickened walls. Hairs flexuous, 150-200 x 2.5-3 µm diam., undifferentiated to the apex, roughened all over. Paraphyses 2.5-3 µm diam., undifferentiated to apex, about same length as asci. Asci 70-100 x 8-9 µm, spores in the uppermost 40-50 µm, clavate to subclavate, tapering suddenly to small, subtruncate apex, wall thickened at apex with J+ pore. Ascospores (10-)14-16 x 4-6 µm, oblong-elliptic, widest point toward the upper end, tapering to rounded ends, radially symmetrical, 0-septate, hyaline.