Ascocoryne sarcoides (Jacquin) Groves & Wilson, 1967

purple jellydisc

on trees

parasite

Up t 2 cm large purple discoid gelatinous apothecia on dead branches. Ascospores 3-6 x 10-24 µm.

host plants

polyphagous

Alnus; Betula; Carpinus; Fagus sylvatica; Fraxinus excelsior; Malus; Picea abies;Pinus sylvestris; Prunus lusitanica subsp. hixa; Quercus; Salix; Tilia cordata; Ulmus.

synonyms

Coryne sarcoides (Jacquin) Bonorden, 1851.

references

Blumer (1946a), Dimitrova & Baral (2005a), Ellis & Ellis (1997a: 127), Filippova (2012a), Gremmen (1959a), Kozłowska, Mułenko, Anusiewicz & Wołkowycki (2019a)., Quijada, Ribes, Negrín & Beltrán-Tejera (2017b), Roll-Hansen & Roll-Hansen (1979a), Savić & Karaman (2016a).