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Lachnellula occidentalis?

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  • January 7, 2025 at 6:53 pm #32978
    Glos lichens

      Is this ok for Lachnellula occidentalis? It was on a dead twig of larch (Larix) on the Gloucestershire Cotswolds.

      I got the id from looking at the pictures of the larch species on the Ascofrance website, then using the Lachnellula key https://fungi.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/6765/key and the description on that site. It seems to fit.

      If confirmed I can make a formal record somewhere (where best?).

      January 8, 2025 at 5:30 pm #46453
      Lancashire Lad
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        Hi,

        More close-up shots of the actual fruitbodies would be helpful. but what can be seen does seem to be what would be expected, with nothing that would cast any doubts

        In my experience, other Lachnellula species that have been recorded on Larix in the UK don’t have sufficiently similar characteristics to be readily confused with L. occidentalis .

        Some sources do suggest smaller maximum spore size, (e.g. Fungi of Switzerland suggests a range of 12-17µ x 3.5-5µ), although spore size & shape does seem to be markedly variable in this species. – But what you’ve got here looks OK to me. :)

        Regards,

        Mike.

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