Orange Myxo on grass

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  • November 2, 2015 at 4:46 pm #29924
    Steve

      Hi,

      This one I mistook for insect eggs on a bit of grass at Longshaw. I sent Sally away with it but John recognised as a Myxo.

      The slimy contents and bright orange tough skin matured after 4 days of incubation to a black spore mass with a lime-like pseudocapillitium, with a brittle black peridium. I couldn’t see any columella, and the “stalk” is very unimpressive.

      Am stuck on this as I can’t seem to get hold of a nice-to-use myxo book.

      Any help much appreciated,

      Steve

      November 2, 2015 at 5:29 pm #37202
      Lancashire Lad
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        Hi Steve,

        It’s Leocarpus fragilis. – Once seen, never forgotten!

        See: –

        http://www.fungi.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=63&start=10#p2263

        and: –

        http://www.fungi.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=63&start=10#p2297

        Regards,

        Mike.

        November 3, 2015 at 1:00 pm #37203
        Steve

          Thanks very much Mike,

          That is excellent – yet another one for the Longshaw list :D

          It’s a cracking little Myxo,

          Always expect the unexpected when you go looking for fungi!

          Steve

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