FIGURE 3 in Fungi from the "Lost World": Novel Asterinaceae from the Ricardo Franco Hills (Brazil), with a worldwide key to Lembosia species on Melastomataceae

FIGURE 3. Asterina malvacearum sp. nov. on leaves of Sida rhombifolia (Malvaceae) from the holotype UB (Mycol. Coll.) 22730. A. Dark brown epiphyllous colony showing gregarious ascomata on top of the superficial mycelium. B. Undulate dark brown mycelium with 1-celled lobate appressoria. C. Ascoma opening by stellar dehiscence with irregular margins. D. Mature ascus bearing brown ascospores beside an immature one. Scale bars: A = 100 μm, B = 20 μm, C = 10 μm, D = 10 μm.