Camptomyces europaeus W.Rossi & Cesari

Santamaria, Sergi & Pedersen, Jan, 2021, Laboulbeniomycetes (Fungi, Ascomycota) of Denmark, European Journal of Taxonomy 781, pp. 1-425 : 309-310

Camptomyces europaeus W.Rossi & Cesari

MB#112155

Fig. 75A–B

Giornale Botanico Italiano 114(5): 187 ( Rossi & Cesari Rossi 1981). –

Type: “Sulla porzione posteriore dell’addome di alcuni esemplari di Astenus thoracicus Baudi (Paederinae) in località Colli del Forno, presso Montelibretti (Roma). Holotypus in herbario Instituti Botanici apud Universitatem Studiorum Romae, n. 770 ”; RO.

Diagnostic features

Cell I dark brown except for the paler distal portion. Cell II flattened, mostly blackish brown except for a paler ring above. Cell III showing a variably distinguished dark spot on its upper-inner side. Perithecial margin smooth. [Detailed description: Santamaria 2003]

Distribution and hosts

On Astenus (Col. Staphylinidae Paederinae ) from Italy (type), Spain ( Santamaria 1993a), and Sweden ( Huggert 2010).

Collections examined from Denmark

On Astenus gracilis (Paykull, 1789) (Col. Staphylinidae Paederinae ) DENMARK – Nordøstsjaelland (NEZ) • Asserbo Plantage ; 56°1.794′ N, 12°1.589′ E; UC11; 15 Oct. 2017; JP 577; JP det.; ZMUC C-F-123063 .

Remarks

First record from Denmark. There are few differences with C. melanopus Thaxt. , but this applies to most species in the genus ( Tavares 1985).

Figures

Fig. 75. A–B. Camptomyces europaeus W.Rossi & Cesari. Mature thalli showing discharge pore of antheridium (arrow) and cells I, II, III. – C–E. Cantharomyces aploderi Huldén. Mature thalli. C. Cells I, II, III and primary septum (a) are labelled. D. Arrow points to darkening of cell II, “*” delimits flattened cells of appendage, a diagnostic character. E. Mature thallus. – F–G. Cantharomyces denigratus Thaxt. Mature thalli showing antheridium (an) and constriction of cell VI (arrow). Scale bars: 50 µm. Photographs from slides ZMUC C-F-123063 (A–B), ZMUC C-F-124179 (C–D), ZMUC C-F-124178 (E), ZMUC C-F-123548 (F–G).