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  • June 26, 2015 at 11:05 am #29484
    Wood Wanderer

      Hi all

      Probably no chance based purely on my photos but can anyone offer an opinion on the attached … ;)

      Found growing on the underside of a small piece of wood , possibly hawthorn, in direct contact with very damp soil next to a stream.

      Very small at less than 1 mm across maximum

      Initially I was thinking Hemimycena but on close inspection there does not seem to be any discernible gills so perhaps not, looks a bit like a minute version of a Cudoniella but I am only guessing ….

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      Thanks in advance for any help

      John

      June 26, 2015 at 12:27 pm #35014
      Lancashire Lad
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        Hi John,

        I can’t make out a great amount of detail from the photos, but how does it compare with Oak Pin – Cudoniella acicularis?

        It seems to have that general sort of look about it.

        Regards,

        Mike.

        June 26, 2015 at 6:16 pm #35015
        Wood Wanderer

          Hi Mike

          Oak Pin was one of my thoughts but it appeared to me to be far too small and was not on oak, but I guess both my objections are not that relevant in the great scheme of mycology .. ;)

          As you say the general “look” says Cudoniella so you are probably correct

          Regards

          John

          June 27, 2015 at 9:03 am #35016
          marksteer

            Hi, Not an expert but could it be this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cudoniella_clavus

            Seems to grow in damp conditions.

            Mark

            June 27, 2015 at 9:33 am #35017
            Lancashire Lad
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              marksteer wrote:

              Hi, Not an expert but could it be this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cudoniella_clavus

              Seems to grow in damp conditions.

              Mark


              Hi Mark,

              I too had initially thought that C.clavus might be a possibility, especially with mention of very damp habitat – although I’ve only ever found it on twigs actually standing in water.

              I can’t quite put my finger on it, but to me there seems to be something about John’s find that doesn’t look right for it. – Unless it’s purely because they are all so very small.

              However, some of these that I found a few weeks ago were tiny too: –

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              These, found a couple of years back, were somewhat larger, but show the typical darkening of the stipe: –

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              Regards,

              Mike.

              June 28, 2015 at 9:53 pm #35018
              Flaxton
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                The first photos show droplets on the stem. This is usually a sign of hairs and as far as I know Cudoniella does not have hairs on the stem so without more information I think it is unlikely to be this family.

                Mal

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