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Old 19-04-2008, 05:37 PM
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Re: Sarcoscypha austriaca vs Sarcoscypha coccinea

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Originally Posted by Leif View Post
John: As I now have a replacement microscope projection eyepiece, and happened on a Sarcoscypha yesterday, I thought you might be interested to see some spores from the specimen I found:



These are distinct from yours, as the oil drops are evenly distributed. This is what I see in all the collections I have made this year. But the shape is about the same as yours. I am searching without much success for a clear description of the difference between the two UK flavours of Sarcoscypha.
Very nice image Leif. I'm not sure if I'm more confused now

John
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