Gloniella moliniae (All Fungi)
Description contributed by Graham Kinsey (CABI).
Anamorph: unknown.
Teleomorph: ascostromata 0.5-0.75 x 0.3 mm. Peridium with side walls composed of fused interwoven brown-walled hyphae, basal region similar and with loosely interwoven brown marginal hyphae extending into the substrate, with a layer of hyaline cells forming the floor of the cavity. Interascal tissue composed of paraphysoids, equal to the asci and ca 2 µm wide, rarely branched. Asci 72-86 x 10-13 µm, cylindrical, tapered at the base, apex conical-truncate with a shallow internal ring. Ascospores (16-)20-24 x 4 µm, 3- to 5-septate, with a two-layered sheath, inner layer 1 µm thick, outer layer 3 µm thick.
The GB & I material (IMI 313164) has asci and ascospores that are larger than those originally described (asci 50 x 15 µm and ascospores 12-15 x 5-6 µ). However, in the absence of a modern account this remains the best placement. There is some doubt as to the true identity of type material of the species.
On dead leaves of Molinia caerulea.
Known from only one collection, from England (East Suffolk).