Friesia X, 4-5

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Rare. In old shipworm galleries in driftwood of recent origin.
Two collections , both on Quercus.
Substrate.
Quercus.
ColIections.
Jutland, Grønhøj 5.4.69 (1); 30.3.70 (1).
31. Nia vibrissa MOORE & MEYERS
Lit. : Mycologia 51 : 874, 1959.
Gasterom ycetales
Fruit bo dies up t o 1 mm in diameter, globose, with no orifice,
hairy, pinkish orange. Superficial, easily dislodged (Fig. 10). Basidio­
spores one-celled, with one apical (24-26 p) and 4 lateral t hreads
(24-28 p). Spore body 12-16 X 7-8 p (Fig.9t).
The species has been referred to Fungi imperjecti by MOORE &
MEYERS (1955), but later transferred to the Gasteromycetal es by
DOGUET (1967, 1968, 1969).
On the surfaee or in shipworm galleries in wood at base of dunes.
Fig. 10. Nia vibrissa. Fruit bodles on driftwood from water's edg e colIected at
Grønhøj 5.4.1969 and subsequently kept for 6 months in a humid ch amber.
X22.