Fungi Outer Hebrides


Phylum: Ascomycota   Family: Sordariaceae

Sordaria macrospora  Auersw

A scarce fungus found on rabbit (and other) droppings. The subglobose perithecia are quite yellow when young, darkening with maturity. As the name suggests, the spores are some of the largest within this genus

References: 
Doveri - Fungi Fimicoli Italici, 2007.
Ellis & Ellis - Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates, 1988

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