- Discoloured bit 1
- Discoloured bit 2
- Discoloured bit 3
- Under x10 objective
- Hyphae and spores 1
- Hyphae and spores 2
- Hyphae and spores 3
Oval discs of ‘bad skin’ on dead stems of Bluebells
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Oval discs of ‘bad skin’ on dead stems of Bluebells
These areas of spotty greyish skin looked, with the magnifying glass, to be made up of tiny tufts of hair, shown here at different magnifications with dissecting microscope.
Under the compound microscope with x 10 objective the tufts are discrete
The hyphae that make them up and the spores look like this. The spores are 18x6 μm.
I have not been able to find this with any certainty in E&E so please help.
Under the compound microscope with x 10 objective the tufts are discrete
The hyphae that make them up and the spores look like this. The spores are 18x6 μm.
I have not been able to find this with any certainty in E&E so please help.
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Chris Yeates
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Re: Oval discs of ‘bad skin’ on dead stems of Bluebells
Hi
Cladosporium sp. - probably one of the commonest genera on the planet, and the commonest genus encountered in the air-spora. A secondary coloniser, one often finds them as a contaminent of collections of other fungi.
cheers
Chris
Cladosporium sp. - probably one of the commonest genera on the planet, and the commonest genus encountered in the air-spora. A secondary coloniser, one often finds them as a contaminent of collections of other fungi.
cheers
Chris
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Re: Oval discs of ‘bad skin’ on dead stems of Bluebells
Many thanks Chris. I have just come back to this much too late but I need to tell you I am very grateful for your help
Archie
Archie