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  • February 2, 2018 at 10:20 pm #30897
    marksteer

      Cap to 1.3cm, stem eccentric to about 5mm x 1mm thicker at top brown. I think this is Deconica (Melanotus) horizontalis Wood (Fender) Oysterling. Up to 1980’s considered uncommon in UK but now common. Occurs mainly on felled or worked coniferous timber – common on felled Larch in Glamorgan. Also found on doormats!

      February 2, 2018 at 10:23 pm #40789
      marksteer

        Not sure why but photo doesn’t seem to show so will try again

        February 2, 2018 at 10:23 pm #40790
        marksteer

          Not sure why but photo doesn’t seem to show so will try again

          February 3, 2018 at 12:39 am #40791
          Chris Yeates

            Hi Mark

            Just looking at the photo I immediately thought of the old “Melanotus textilis” and having read the full thread see you have arrived at the same conclusion. With the usual microscopy proviso I see no reason to think otherwise:

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            Chris

            February 3, 2018 at 9:09 am #40792
            marksteer

              Thanks Chris. It seems to be very variable – photos from Larch looked very different but were checked microscopically.

              Have you managed to open link to Ginkgo leaf fungus GFG fb? Mark Evans is doing further work on this and Brian Douglas may get involved. Specimens from different locations seem to have similar black pustules.

              Mark

              February 4, 2018 at 4:34 pm #40793
              Chris Yeates

                Hi Mark

                For various reasons I don’t do Facebook.

                Chris

                February 4, 2018 at 4:49 pm #40794
                marksteer

                  Hi Chris,

                  fb – I sometimes wish I didn’t but it has proved very useful for our Group. If OK to give Mark Evans your email maybe he can send you info on what he is finding?

                  Mark

                  February 4, 2018 at 6:38 pm #40795
                  Chris Yeates

                    Absolutely no problem Mark :)

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