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Fig. 6 | IMA Fungus

Fig. 6

From: Elaphomyces species (Elaphomycetaceae, Eurotiales) from Bartlett Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA

Fig. 6

Elaphomyces verruculosus. A. Ascomata showing peridial surface, gleba, and peridium in section (OSC 150012, photo T.F. Elliott). B. Ascomata embedded in ectomycorrhizas, soil, and debris; shown in surface and cross-section view (OSC 150013). C. Ascoma showing the peridial surface in finer detail. D. Outer peridium showing the pale, stacked hyphae between the darker coloured wart tissue. E. Ascospores with ornamentation in surface view showing the rods and spines of the ornamentation. F. Ascospores in cross-sectional view showing the height and pattern of the ornamentation. G. Scanning electron micrograph of ascospores showing the fine detail of the ornamentation. H. Scanning electron micrographof ascospores. D–F (OSC 49670); C, G, H (OSC 48377). Bars A = 20 mm, B = 15 mm, C = 5 mm, D = 30 µm, E–F= 20 µm, G = 1 µm, H = 10 µm.

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