Phylum:Ascomycota >> Class: Ascomycetes >> Order: Pezizales | ||||
BCRC Number: | NO BCRC Number! | |||
Scientific Name: | Lasiobolus cuniculi | |||
Author: | Lasiobolus cuniculi Vel., Monogr. Discom. Bohem. 1: 413. 1934. |
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Description: | Apothecia turbinate, pale yellow, 0.1-0.6 mm wide, with setae, 180-260 × 10-12 μm. Ectal excipulum of textura eipidermoidea; layer 10-12.5 μm thick. Medullary excipulum of textura globulosa, cells 7.5-12.5 μm. Asci 8-spored, cylindrical, 140-260 × 22-37 μm. Ascospores ellipsoid, with a gelatinous sheath, smooth, 16-23 × 11-15 μm. Paraphyses filiform, simple or branched, 2-4 μm at tips. | |||
Specimens: | Taiwan. Nantou: Chinching Farm, on cow dung, 1 Mar. 1993, Y.Z. Wang 93030 (TNM F0719); Chinching Farm, on cow dung, 25 Mar. 1994, Y.Z. Wang 94011 (TNM F1926). Taoyuan: Yangmei, on horse dung, 19 Feb. 1993, Y.Z. Wang 93026 (TNM F0715). |
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Habitat: | Coprophilous. On dung of rabbit, hare, sheep, goat, raccoon, cow, horse, and other animals. | |||
Distribution: | Cosmopolitan. |
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References: | Bezerra, JL and Kimbrough, JW. 1975; Wang, YZ. 1999. |
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Provided: | Y. Z. Wang |
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Note: | This species is close to L. ciliatus, which also has short seta and similarly sized ascospores, but the setae of the latter have broader bases. (20-42 μm, Bezerra & Kimbrough 1975). | |||