Some fungi are so small they are only likely to be found by deliberate searching. This curiosity was shown to me today at Whitlingham. The 'large' structure here is an old nail gall on a lime tree leaf caused by Eriophyes tiliae. The fungus, Ophiognomonia melanostyla, is the tiny black prongs on it!
November 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Some fungi are so small they are only likely to be found by deliberate searching. This curiosity was shown to me today at Whitlingham. The 'large' structure here is an old nail gall on a lime tree leaf caused by Eriophyes tiliae. The fungus, Ophiognomonia melanostyla, is the tiny black prongs on it!
Ophiognomonia leptostyla ex Juglans regia
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March 13, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Ophiognomonia leptostyla ex Juglans regia
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A productive walk at my parent-in-laws in Suffolk. Typhula setipes, with bonus black pin-like Ophiognomonia alni-viridis and Diderma hemisphaericum slime mould. #fungifriends
December 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A productive walk at my parent-in-laws in Suffolk. Typhula setipes, with bonus black pin-like Ophiognomonia alni-viridis and Diderma hemisphaericum slime mould. #fungifriends
there's a couple fungi on the wikipedia page for long species names, Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum and the genus Cryptodidymosphaeritesthe
December 27, 2025 at 7:24 AM
there's a couple fungi on the wikipedia page for long species names, Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum and the genus Cryptodidymosphaeritesthe
So is the fungus a parasite on the Eriophyes mite, or the Lime, or both? Other Ophiognomonia that I know of are plant diseases.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Phylogeny and taxonomy of Ophiognomonia (Gnomoniaceae, Diaporthales), including twenty-five new species in this highly diverse genus - Fungal Diversity
Species of Ophiognomonia are leaf-inhabiting endophytes, pathogens, and saprobes that infect plants in the families Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Juglandaceae, Lauraceae, Malvaceae, Platanaceae, Rosaceae, Sal...
link.springer.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
So is the fungus a parasite on the Eriophyes mite, or the Lime, or both? Other Ophiognomonia that I know of are plant diseases.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The pathogen, Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum, is of unknown origin.
April 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The pathogen, Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum, is of unknown origin.
Butternut blight has to have one of the longest scientific names that I’ve seen! Check it out: Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum
January 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Butternut blight has to have one of the longest scientific names that I’ve seen! Check it out: Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum
Anthracnose of walnut (#Juglans regia) caused by #Ophiognomonia leptostyla, here with leaf spots displaying acervuli and conidia (Les Clayes-sous-Bois, FR).
January 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Anthracnose of walnut (#Juglans regia) caused by #Ophiognomonia leptostyla, here with leaf spots displaying acervuli and conidia (Les Clayes-sous-Bois, FR).
