Two strains of the rather rare micromycete Eladia saccula (Dale) G. Smith were isolated from forest soil in Czechoslovakia and Poland. They are maintained in the Culture Collection of Fungi, Department of Botany, Charles University, Prague (CCF 1978 and CCF 2391). Eladia saccula is reported from Czechoslovakia for the first time. A description is provided on several nutrient media (CZ, CYA, MEA, G25N, and beer wort agar) at 25 °C, 5 °C and 37 °C. The ability to grow at 37 °C is remarkable. Growth is reduced on medium with limited water availability (G25N). Based on typical conidiophore and phialide structures, placement in the genus Eladia is supported over Penicillium.
Kubátová A. (1989): Eladia saccula (Dale) G. Smith, a new micromycete for Czechoslovakia. – Česká Mykologie 44(1): 20–25.
