Fungi Outer Hebrides


Phylum: Ascomycota   Family: Pyronemataceae

Octospora vivida  (Nyl.) Dennis & Itzerott

Rarely recorded. Very similar to Octospora rutilans, distinguishable only by its spores being warty instead of reticulated. Found growing with mosses

References: 
Dennis - British Cup Fungi and their Allies
Hansen & Knudsen - Nordic Macromycetes, Vol.1
Ellis & Ellis - Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates

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