Hamadryads fungus diary

[Andrew B]

This is excellent, you guys really know your stuff.

 

Keep up the good work.

 

Andrew

[stevelucocq]

Some great shots. I thought I would drop my pictures in. I have posted these a little while ago. Heading out tomorrow with the camera!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I was asked an absolutley stonking question at capel today, and although i had a good idea, had to dig this out just to be certain! So, for those that wondered what a bracket is made of, why it is a hard "woody" structure:thumbup1:

 

Most fungal organisms consist of a mass of threadlike filaments called hyphae. An interwoven mass of hyphae is called a mycelium. Each hyphae is composed of a chain of fungal cells, or in some organisms, a continuous cytoplasm with many nuclei. The hyphae is surrounded by a plasma membrane and a cell wall, which is made of the polysaccharide chitin, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, in contrast to plant cell walls made of cellulose. The hyphae in a fungus branch off of one another to form the mycelium, and are all ultimately connected to the original hyphae. Though fungal cells and hyphae are nonmotile, and never have flagellated cells of any kind, a fungal mycelium can expand quickly through very rapid mitotic growth, adding up to a kilometer of new hyphae per day. For large underground mycelia, fruiting bodies grow above ground, such as the mushroom, which is only an extension of an underground mycelium. These fruiting bodies are the reproductive structures of the mycelium.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Well well! today I found a new species! woo hooooooo! love it.

 

The cinnamon bracket hapalopilus nidulans

 

 

[Giles Hill]

I've not come across that one before Hama and so I just had to look it up.

 

From what I can gather it's a saprobe with annual brackets up to 150mm... Isn't that a bit big and perennial looking? Or am I missing something?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I've not come across that one before Hama and so I just had to look it up.

 

From what I can gather it's a saprobe with annual brackets up to 150mm... Isn't that a bit big and perennial looking? Or am I missing something?

 

mmmm look at the dead nettles for scale giles! and if you saw the state of the underside you would not be so curious about its perreniality!

 

just measured the bracket, @140mm exactly!

Edited April 25, 2010 by Tony Croft aka hamadryad

[David Humphries]

Interesting discovery Tony.

 

Any shots of the pores?

 

Did ya do the ammonia test?

 

 

 

 

Looks a fair bit like resinaceum.

 

Is it on live or dead?

 

what Tree?

 

take it was at Whippendell?

 

 

Can't think of any other relevant questions

[David Humphries]

I've not come across that one before Hama and so I just had to look it up.

 

 

 

what resource are you using Giles?

 

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Interesting discovery Tony.

 

Any shots of the pores? bit degraded, will shoot now just for king fungus!

 

Did ya do the ammonia test? soap test no! will do now for your approval!

 

really interesting thing, two little nipple galls on the underside! mmmmmmmm twos up to the tonestar!

 

 

 

 

Looks a fair bit like resinaceum...... Yes very much so

 

Is it on live or dead?........ semi live, Alder failure partial re shoots.

 

what Tree? alder

 

take it was at Whippendell? no, change of plans, and a great site too! tolpits lane, where I established the Stag colony!

 

 

Can't think of any other relevant questions

 

 

 

 

 

[Giles Hill]

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean about the underside / perreniality, can you explain?

 

Rogers, describes it as an annual between summer and autumn, so I'd have thought it would get to that size later in the year?

 

I should point out that I'm being inquisitive / interested rather than having a dig, I hope you don't mind.

 

Have you read it turns purple if you put Pottassium hydroxide on it? I know you're into this kind of thing in a big way - have you gone as far as getting such chemicals for testing this kind of thing?