Dichotomous Identification Key to Scopinella species

Klucz do oznaczania gatunków z rodzaju Scopinella

A key to Scopinella species:

1. Asci 2-4 spored (fungicolous)............................................. 2

1a. Asci 8-spored (saprotrophics on other substrata)......................... 5

2. On Endocronartium harknessii on Pinus contorta, asci 2-4-spored,

sp. 3, 5-8, 0 x 2, 9-6, 5 um.................................................. [bf#723081]

2a. Asci const. 2-spored..................................................... 3

3. Neck tip glabrous (no neck setae)..................................... 4

3a. Neck with setae, on Sporocadus lichenicola on bark of Vitis vinifera s. l.,

sp. * (7, 7-) 8, 0–9, 6 (-13, 8) x (8, 1-) 8, 5–9, 8 (-13, 2) um...................... [bf#723087]

4. On Apiosporina morbosa on Prunus spp., sp. 7, 9-9, 1 x 5-6, 5 um............ [bf#723086]

4a. On sromata of???????? on Nothofagus pumilio, sp. +/- globose, 8-9 um,

not yet published, found in Chile...................... [bf#724050]

5. Neck with large basket-like structure..................................... 6

5a. Not with above character................................................. 7

6. Neck 1800–2500 um long................................................... [bf#723082]

6a. Neck < 1000 um long...................................................... [bf#723079]

7. On Cortaderia selloana (Poaceae), Argentina, neck 206–313 um long,

sp. pyramidal, verruculose under SEM, 7. 5–9. 5 × 5. 5–8. 5 um

(species very similar to [bf#723080])................................... [bf#723084]

7a. Neck mostly > 300 um long............................................... 8

8. Sp. 7-11 x 5-8 x 4-7, 5 (-8) um, neck tip shortly fimbrate................. [bf#723080]

8a. Sp. (4, 5)-5-6 (-8) x 3, 8-5, 8 um, neck tip glabrous,

sp. collapsing at the ends when dried.................................... [bf#723085] (*)

(*) Note similar [bf#723088]. mentioned by Santos (2011) with smaller

ascocarps (60-130 um) and sp. 3-6 × 3-5 um from Salacia crassifolia

leaves found in Brasil, but probably it is NOT a new species.