"Sordaria minima" distribution

**Yulia** · 6. Dezember 2018

Dear friends.

We are now preparing to print an article about new and noteworthy records of coprophilous ascomycetes from Ukraine. Among them is «Sordaria minima».

Sordaria minima Sacc. & Speg., Michelia 1(4): 373. 1878. This is a very interesting and rare fungus. We assume that this is a new record for Eastern Europe. The question is about its distribution. From the available sources we know about the following localities: Denmark, Germany (Am I right?), Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, UK, USA, Argentina.

Please specify! Perhaps we missed something?

Thank you.

**Gaukler** · 6. Dezember 2018

Hello Yulia,

If you go to the website

www.pilze-deutschland.de

you will find 19 entries for Sordaria minima.

For further details you will have to create your personal account.

Additionally to this recordings there might be entries in regional databases.

Regards

RudiS

**Rada** · 6. Dezember 2018

Hello Yulia,

S.minima is common in Germany. I think she is often overlooked because she is so small. She is always associated with Thelebolus sp. at which she may be parasitized. I also do not think that this species is really a Sordaria. There is still a need for research.

**nobi** · 6. Dezember 2018

Interesting species, Yulia!

The question is: "Sordaria minima Sacc. & Speg." or Melanospora aculeata E. C. Hansen.

Or this two are one variable species?

We discussed it at ascofrance.fr, where you can also find links to this forum.

Look here:

unknown on sheep dung - Forum ASCOFrance

Regards, Nobi

**Yulia** · 7. Dezember 2018

Dear friends.

Thanks for answers.

I agree with the Rada. Massee & Salmon (1901) and Richardson (1998, 2004) admit that due to small perithecia it can be also overlooked.

In one of our specimens, an apothecium of Thelebolus cf. stercoreus was also found in immediate proximity to perithecia of S. minima.

I agree with the Nobi too. Nomenclature, identity and placement of this taxon remain problematic. It is referred to in the literature as “Sordaria minima problem” (Doveri, 2004). We use the name S. minima Sacc. & Speg. because it is currently listed as accepted name both in Index Fungorum and Mycobank .

**Yulia** · 7. Dezember 2018

Zitat von nobi

Interesting species, Yulia!

The question is: "Sordaria minima Sacc. & Speg." or Melanospora aculeata E. C. Hansen.

Or this two are one variable species?

We discussed it at ascofrance.fr, where you can also find links to this forum.

Look here:

unknown on sheep dung - Forum ASCOFrance

Regards, Nobi

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Dear Norbert!

I read with a great interest the discussions devoted to "Sordaria minima Sacc. & Speg." and Melanospora aculeata E. C. Hansen: on this site as well as on Ascofrance.

Fruit bodies of our samples lack seta. We also found Thelebolus cf. stercoreus near the one of perithecium.

All features we observed fit those in descriptions of "Sordaria minima" collections from the UK (Massee & Salmon, 1901; Richardson, 1998), Denmark (Larsen, 1971), and Italy (Doveri, 2004).

Regards, Yulia

**Hagen Graebner** · 18. Dezember 2018

Hi Yulia, where will it be puplished? Is there more literature available about fungi on Dung in Ukraine oder neighboring countries?

Regards

Hagen

**nobi** · 16. März 2019

Zitat von Hagen Graebner

Hi Yulia, where will it be puplished?

Here you can find the publication.

Look at pages 546-548 for "Sordaria minima".

Nobi

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