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Milospium deslooveri Diederich & Sérus.
Milospium deslooveri
Diederich & Sérus.
Synonyms:
Family: HYPHOMYCETE
Habitat: Sub-montane
Description
Lichenized hyphomycete fungus (but probably beginning its growth on crustose
Trentepohlia
lichens).
Mycelium embedded in the host thallus (at least initially) and barely visible, this species is revealed by the presence of small masses of brownish-black, black sporodochia containing conidiogenous cells.
Conidia are unlobed, curved until they become helicoid, with 2-6 (7) more or less complete septa delimiting pseudo-loculi with a greenish content in KOH and whose outer walls are thicker and blackish, 8-12 x 8-10 µm according to the literature, 8-13 x 8-11 µm according to our measurements.
A very rare (or unnoticed?) species, occurring on the vertical walls of siliceous rocks (schists, sandstones, etc.).
_ See
Milospium graphideorum
, whose conidia are unseptate.
Milospium deslooveri Haybes-sur-Meuse 1
Jacques HAINE
Milospium deslooveri Haybes-sur-Meuse 2
Jacques HAINE
Milospium deslooveri Haybes-sur-Meuse 3
Jacques HAINE
Milospium deslooveri conidies Haybes-sur-Meuse 4
Jacques HAINE
Milospium deslooveri conidies Haybes-sur-Meuse 5
Jacques HAINE
Milospium deslooveri conidies Haybes-sur-Meuse 6
Jacques HAINE
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