The
University
of
the
West
Indies

The Macro-Fungi of Barbados

Geoglossum Pers. species 1

Department
of
Biological
and
Chemical
Sciences

 

Division/Phylum:  Ascomycota

Class: Ascomycetes

Order: Helotiales

Family: Geoglossaceae

Habitat: Road Side

Substrates: Soil with moss

Description: Black club, velvet to touch, wide compressed head (Fig. 1).

Head: 4 - 8 mm wide, Wide range of shapes from club to lance (Fig. 2).

Club: 12 - 42 mm in length, equal stalk.

Spores: 36 - 62 μm, brown, long narrow cylinders composed of 10 cells (Fig. 3).  

Specimens: St. Joseph; Horse Hill ,

(13o 11.837’ N, 59o 32.576’ W), Daniel-06-35,

November-13-2006

Comparative species:  These species have similar general appearance to the specimen collected:

Geoglossum fallax E.J. Durand
Geoglossum glutinosum (Persoon) Fries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 1: Geoglossum Pers. species 1 in situ .

Figure 2: Wide range of body forms observed.

Figure 3: Spore of Geoglossum Pers. species 1