Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Ascobolus hawaiensis

Facts
Scientific Name: 
Ascobolus hawaiiensis
Information
Description: 

A tiny coprophilous ascomycete. Recorded on sheep and rabbit dung; recognised chiefly by the warty spores and the spore-size (smaller than the rather similar Ascobolus stictoideus.

Distribution: 

Relatively few records, all from Scotland except for one from Yorkshire (this almost certainly due to observer bias).

Habitat: 

Dung of sheep and rabbit.

Spores: 

18 - 22 x 9 - 10 microns