Tiny, 0.4-0.6mm in diameter, cup fungi scattered on the ground around mosses (?Streblotrichum convolutum) and liverworts (Marchantia polymorpha) on a walkway, around stones. Exposed to dog's urine. Possible hosts- https://inaturalist.ca/observations?place_id=any&q=REF-2342&search_on=tags&user_id=ikhom.
Apothecia sessile, with smooth margin.
Asci operculate, 8-spored, uniseriate, IKI-, H+, 192-265x13-20um.
Ascospores ellipsoid, verrucose (medium size isolated warts visible under 40x objective and up to 1um in diameter), mostly biguttulate (guttules size (4.9)5-6.2(-6.3)um), a few were uniguttulate. Spores measured
(18.5) 18.8 - 21.6 (22.8) × (9.4) 9.7 - 10.6 (10.8) µm
Q = (1.8) 1.9 - 2.1 (2.2) ; N = 15
Me = 20.4 × 10.1 µm ; Qe = 2
Paraphyses cylindrical with some guttules, hyaline, septate, 4-6um at the top.
Ass. *Octospora excipulata.
On bur oak - Quercus macrocarpa overwintered leaf tiny green fungi. Fruitbodies cylindrical 0.2-0.24x0.13-0.15mm.
Under a microscope they look like cup fungi.
Asci cylindrical, 8-spored, ?IKI+b, 130-163x6-8um.
Ascospores filiform, very long, probably with 7-septa, measured
*(125.5) 127.6 - 130 (133.7) × (1.6) 1.8 - 1.9 (2) µm
Q = (65.1) 65.8 - 76.3 (78.2) ; N = 6
Me = 129.1 × 1.8 µm ; Qe = 70.9
Paraphyses enlarge at the apex, spatulate with highly refracting VBs, 3.6-6.1um at the apex.
Ass. Ophiognomonia setacea.
On attached dead corticated hardwood branch of Lonicera tiny fungi. Probably drought tolerant.
Asci bitunicate, IKI+b, 8-spored.
Ascospores 2-celled, hyaline, guttulate, with 2 setulae on both ends. Spores measured
*(10.4) 10.8 - 12.6 (12.9) × (3.6) 4.3 - 5.2 (5.4) µm
Q = (2.1) 2.2 - 2.8 (3) ; N = 17
Me = 11.7 × 4.8 µm ; Qe = 2.5
On Pinus banksiana -Jack Pine cones tiny black cup fungi.
Apothecia sessile.
Asci 8-spored, IKI-.
Ascospores fusiform, with 1-3(-4) septa, hyaline, eguttulate, measured
(18) 19.3 - 26 (27.1) × (3.4) 3.42 - 4.3 µm
Q = (4.5) 4.7 - 6.3 (7.7) ; N = 10
Me = 22.8 × 3.9 µm ; Qe = 5.9
Ass. *Propolis rhodoleuca.