Description: The scruffy grey thallus specked with tiny black knots of tissue on exposed softwood is a rarity in Ireland, there being only one record from County Fermanagh. Under the microscope the multispored asci contain simple, spherical spores, 1.5–2.5µm. The similar S. deplanata is restricted to the boles of willow and ash.

Key Identification Features:

• Thallus grey, granular with tiny discs 0.2–0.5mm diam., like plugs of tissue
• Asci multispored, spores globose, simple; on exposed softwood and old softwood fencing.

Original text submitted by Vince J. Giavarini

Distribution Map from NBN: Strangospora moriformis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Strangospora moriformis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.