Liladisca Baral
Index Fungorum number: IF 812647; Facesoffungi number: FoF14387
Type species: Liladisca acicola Fuckel
Etymology: referring to the deep purple-lilac colour of the apothecia when seen under transmitted light.
Latin diagnosis: Apothecia in statu rehydratato 0.2–0.4 mm diam., orbicularia, sessilia, erumpentia, tota obscure purpureo-lilacea vel atra, hymenio plano vel convexo, margine irregulariter minute crenulato. Asci clavati, apice obtuso vel conico, tunica in statu emortuo tenui vel minute incrassata, non amyloidei (IKI), octospori, stipitati, ex uncis nati. Ascosporae distichae in asco emortuo, oblonge fusiformes-clavatae, aseptatae, hyalinae, in statu emortuo prope apicem corpusculum non refringens, ellipsoideum vel lacrimiformem continentes. Paraphyses ad apicem capitatae, exsudato crasso et fortiter purpureo-lilaceo tectae, non cohaerentes, ramosae. Excipulum ectale e textura prismatica(- angulari) crassitunicata, exsudato intercellulari fortiter purpureo-lilaceo, excipulum medullare e textura prismatica similiter compositum. Habitat ad acus putridos dejectos Pini sylvestris.
Recognized species: L. acicola.
Species
Liladisca acicola