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Figure 1.  Map of Kashmir, India showing study area Sopore.

Figure 2.  Ascobolus brassicae. a Ascomata on rodent dropping. b Asci showing mature and immature spores. c Ectal excipulum. d Paraphyses. e Spores. Scale bars: a = 100 µm, b, d, e = 20 µm, c = 10µm.

Figure 3.  Ascobolus foliicola. a, b Ascomata. c Ectal excipulum. d Asci with biserate arrangement of spores and paraphyses. e Spores. Scale bars: a, b = 5mm, c, d, e = 20 µm.

Figure 4.  Ascobolus furfuraceus a Ascomata. b Asci in Lugol's solution. c Asci with biserrate arrangemet of spores. d Paraphyses. e Excipulum. a = 1mm, b= 50µm, c, d = 20µm, e = 10µm.

Figure 5.  Ascobolus sacchariferus. a, b Ascomata, c ascus with spores. d Paraphyses. e Ectal excipulum. Scale bars: a, b = 1 mm, c, e = 20 µm, d = 10 µm.

Figure 6.  Variation in spore ornamentation in Ascobolus sacchariferus. Scale bar = 10µm.

Figure 7.  Saccobolus glaber. a, b Ascomata. c Asci with spore clusters. d Squashed ascoma in Lugol's. e Pigmented Paraphyses. f Ascospores. g Excipulum. Scale bars: a, b = 1mm, c = 50 µm, d, f, g = 20 µm, e = 30 µm.

Figure 8.  Variation in fruiting bodies of Saccobolus glaber. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Figure 9.  Saccobolus depauperatus.a, b Ascomata. c Squashed ascoma in Lugol's. d Spore arrangement and shape of common mucilage. Scale bars: a-c = 150 µm, d = 20 µm