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Fig. 6 | Botanical Studies

Fig. 6

From: Five new Camillea (Xylariales) species described from French Guiana

Fig. 6

Camillea nitida. (A–D, I–P from holotype; E–H from paratype GYJF 12119). A, B Habit of two narrowly elongate stromata on host surface, showing a shiny surface; C Ellipsoid stroma in top view showing a shiny surface mottled with grey deposits of ascospores around the ostioles; D Stroma in vertical section showing clusters of perithecia with convergent ostiolar necks, separated by regions composed of brownish black sterile tissue (arrows); E Carbonaceous crust removed from the stromatal surface to show a rosette of empty carbonaceous perithecial cells arranged around two ostiolar canals (arrows); F, H Keyhole-shaped and rounded ostioles (arrows) in an outwardly radiating pattern; G Keyhole-shaped ostiole showing a slightly prominent rim (arrow); I Immature and mature asci and paraphyses, in blue Pelikan ink; J Ascus apical apparatus showing an apical plug stained by blue Pelikan ink; K Diamond-shaped subapical apparatus stained by Melzer’s reagent; L Freshly released ascospores with remnants of oily globules attached; M, N Ascospores respectively in side and dorsal view, in Melzer’s reagent; O Paraphyses in blue Pelikan ink; P Ascospores and apical apparati, in Melzer’s reagent. Scale bars: A, B = 10 mm; C = 5 mm; D, E = 0.5 mm; F = 0.2 mm; G, H = 0.1 mm; I, O = 20 μm; J, K = 2 μm; L, P = 10 μm; M, N = 5 μm

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