On rock/ not sure what is going on here
On rotten wood.
Apothecia are up to 5mm in diameter.
Ascospores in LCB measured
(17.7) 17.9 - 19.6 (20.1) × (10.9) 11 - 13.2 (13.3) µm
Q = (1.4) 1.5 - 1.6 (1.7) ; N = 20
Me = 18.8 × 12.1 µm ; Qe = 1.6
Marginal hairs 1.0-1.2mm in length, width 21-27um.
Growing in the bark/wood of Olea europaea.
I'm out of my place without any suppoting literature and was not able to find a species with the features of this speciemen, that can be read from the attached photos, namely discs open and pruinose and 3- septate spores with dimensions aroun (not measured) 16 x 5 um.
On the ground small, about 5mm in diameter grey apothecium with think marginal hairs. Hairs without roots, up to 650um in length.
Asci 8-spored, operculate with prominent croziers, IKI-.
Ascospores ellipsoid with 2 large guttules and many medium and small, smooth in LCB, measure
(18.3) 18.8 - 19.9 × (9) 9.2 - 9.8 (10) µm
Q = (1.9) 2 - 2.1 (2.2) ; N = 11
Me = 19.3 × 9.5 µm ; Qe = 2
Paraphyses cylindrical, septate with VBs.
The cleanest wasp in town!
On the ground next to Scutellinia sp..
This has a bit larger spores than what I usually see.
Ascospores measure
(20.7) 21 - 23.4 (23.6) × (20.4) 20.5 - 22.4 (22.9) µm
Q = 1 - 1.05 (1.1) ; N = 13
Me = 22.3 × 21.8 µm ; Qe = 1
Spikes up to 5um.
Growing on calcareous rocks at a very curious habitat (see the attached photo): These type of rocks are called "lapiás" in Portuguese, lapiaz in French from where it is originary, but in English it has no specific neme known to me; the best I obtained was: "Limestone pavement". My subsequent observation in rock this day where from this habitat.
The main question for the classification of this specimen is to decide if the fruit bodies are apothecia or perithecia. The close up superimposed to main photo permits to conclude that we have perithecia here. Then clearly the option is Verrucaria baldensis (= Bagliettoa baldensis).
On unidentified well rotten wood very likely conifer, quite possibly Picea marianea
small somewhat truncate conidia measuring 3.8 - 4.5 x 1.5 - 2.2 (on natural substrate)
conidogenesis originally thought to be annellidic, but shown to be phialidic with DIC.
Teleomorph not observed, but I have not looked very much for it yet.
Growing on bark of ornamental cherry tree. Hash marks in first photo are 1 mm apart. Third photo shows yellow-green K staining of thallus. Fourth photo shows UV orange-red of thallus and apothecia. Fifth photo (400x) shows mostly 2-celled spores, averaging about 9x6 microns (hash marks about 2 microns apart). Keyed to Biatora key in Brodo's 2016 keys, but was unsuccessful in keying to species (or actual genus).
on tamarack.
cortex: K+y, C- (7th pic)
medulla: K-, C-, KC+ faint pink (very fleeting)
soralia/medulla: UV+blue/white (5th pic)
I am not sure whether the pink stuff is paint, a microorganism or a pigment. This lichen was photographed on a stone bench, so paint of some sort would not be impossible
Growing on the margin of a coast live oak leaf.