Fungus Of The Day (One identified fungus only please, with species name in attachment comment and in post)

Hi Mark,

Often a difficult area even with microscopy! I forgot to mention above that this specimen also lacked lageniform cheilocystidia which is a feature of C. cordispora. Derek Schafer’s 2009 key calls it Coprinopsis patouillardii, which seems very sensible as it is in section Nivei but it seems that it was left as Coprinus in the 2008 re-evaluation by Redhead, Vilgalys & Monclavo. At least it’s still Coprinus on the FRDBI but Species Fungorum has it as Coprinopsis patouillardii (Quel) G. Moreno 2010. I think I’ll call it Coprinopsis from now on.

Dave

Is that a scalp?

Nice image of the setae Roy. Seeing those cap cells I’m thinking that what I thought were veil cells on my “Coprinopsis patouillardii” above are in fact the cells of the cap cuticle which would mean that my specimen is a Parasola – as Marksteer suggested. 😳

Dave

I think you are right Dave. I can’t see any veil on your image and the cuticle cells of Parasola are very similar to the veil in patouillardii: also the gill cystidia are very similar. It may well be Parasola keuhneri is very which is close in spore size to patouilladii.

Uromyces muscari if I’m not mistaken, growing on bluebells.

[attachment=0]P1100345.JPG[/attachment]

Plenty of Bluebells around me so will keep an eye out for this Rust.

ps how do I add a ‘comment’ to all my posts – probably some where on the website!

‘The more I know the more I realise I don’t know’.

Not sure who this is from but sometimes quoted by the ‘Kew Crew’

Very much where I am with Fungi and life in general!

Mark

Not absolutely sure of the ID but I suspect this to be Hyalorbilia inflatula…. :

Growing on the underside of a fallen rotting ash branch

[attachment=0]DSC_0047.JPG[/attachment]

No doubt someone will tell me I really need a microscope to be certain ….

John