Figure 6.
Xylaria ellisii morphology. (A,B) Stromata on partially buried, decaying Acer saccharum branches, arrow pointing to longitudinal section of stroma with perithecia lining outer surface. (C) Base of stroma showing ostioles and reticulations. (D) Ostioles on stroma surface. (E) Eight-week-old colony on oatmeal agar. (F) Longitudinal section of perithecium. (G) Asci and paraphyses. (H) Conidiogenous cells. (I) Conidia. (J,K) Asci with amyloid, inverted hat-shaped apical apparatuses. (L) Ascospores, arrow denoting germ slit. Scale bars: (F,G) = 100 µm, (H,J–L) = 10 µm, I = 5 µm.
