Associations
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Fungus / parasite
subiculate, gregarious perithecium of Hypomyces viridis parasitises fruitbody of Lactarius
Other: major host/prey
Fungus / parasite
subiculate, gregarious perithecium of Hypomyces viridis parasitises fruitbody of Agaricales
Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Peckiella viridis (Alb. & Schw.) Sacc. Syll
Fung. 9: 944. 1891.
Sphaeria viridis Alb. & Schw. Consp. Fung. 8. 1805.
IHypomyces luteo-virens Fries ; Tul. Ann. Sci. Nat. IV. 13 : 13. 1860.
Hypomyces vtrtdis Berk. & Br. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. HI. 15 : 452. 1865.
Stromata effuse, covering the hynienium and stem of the host, dirty-greenish or greenish-black ; perithecia thickly gregarious and immersed or partially immersed in the subiculum; asci cylindric or slightly clavate, 175-180X5-6//; spores 1-seriate or partially 2seriate above, fusiform with a long apiculus at each end, 25-35 X5/i, becoming delicately verrucose, simple but occasionally appearing obscurely and irregularly septate.
On the hymenium and stem of agarics, Lactaria and Pussula. Type locality : Europe.
Distribution : New England to North Carolina ; also in Europe.
- bibliographic citation
- Fred Jay Seaver, Helen Letitia Palliser, David Griffiths. 1910. HYPOCREALES, FIMETARIALES. North American flora. vol 3(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
