Xylaria polymorpha
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Xylaria polymorpha, commonly known as dead man's fingers, is a cosmopolitan saprobic fungus. It is characterized by its elongated upright, clavate, or strap-like stromata poking up through the ground,
Dead man's fingers Xylaria polymorpha
Xylaria polymorpha in Petri dish alongside Penicillium polonicum.
Xylaria polymorpha
Ascocarp
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An ascocarp, or ascoma, is the fruiting body of an ascomycete phylum fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and millions of embedded asci, each of which typically contains four to eight
Xylaria polymorpha
…polymorpha, commonly known as dead man's fingers, is a cosmopolitan saprobic fungus. It is characterized by its elongated upright, clavate, or strap-like stromata poking up through the ground, much like fingers. The genus Xylaria contains about 100 species of cosmopolitan fungi. The specific epithet polymorpha…
The ascocarp of a morel contains numerous apothecia.
Perithecia of Nectria
Bitunicate asci in the pseudothecium of Leptosphaerulina sp.