ID help please

[SJH]

I was after a bit of help, found this and posted it in the fungi comp but not sure if I have the ID right or not.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks.

[Tom D]

If it weren't fot the fact that it appears to be growing on a beech log I'h have said heterobasidion annosum. I haven't a clue otherwise.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Your wising up SJH! lol

 

I will give you T suaveolens on this one, its down as rare, but rather less frequent than rare me thinks.

 

Good find, and glad to see the top side, rules out T. hirsutum and T. gibbosa

[SJH]

Cheers for the help, oh well at least I was right with the ID lol, I'm getting better at least.

 

Has this fungus got more frequent over the years? is this due to climate, or become more noticed?.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

At the end of the day "rarity" can only be ascertained by fruiting bodies, the myceliums go undetected possibly for centuries within the wood.

 

there is no practical way of detecting and identifying mycleliums within the wood or habitat, until there is, there is no way of quantifying fungal pressence

[RobArb]

At the end of the day "rarity" can only be ascertained by fruiting bodies, the myceliums go undetected possibly for centuries within the wood.

 

there is no practical way of detecting and identifying mycleliums within the wood or habitat, until there is, there is no way of quantifying fungal pressence

 

is this researchable:confused1:?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

is this researchable:confused1:?

 

If you elaborate I will know the answer, the roll eyes suggests a sarcy comment regarding my degree thread? could be wrong, but as I say elaborate your question and i will endevour to provide and furnish an answer!

[Will Hinchliffe]

Gas mass spectrometry can be used to Identify fungi in soils why not in wood ?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Gas mass spectrometry can be used to Identify fungi in soils why not in wood ?

 

What living wood, say a tree? doubt it.

 

identify fungal pressence yes, maybe it can detect mycelium, but can it detect genus, let alone species?

 

THAT can only be done by cultivating a sample in a lab as far as my current knowledge tells me?

[RobArb]

If you elaborate I will know the answer, the roll eyes suggests a sarcy comment regarding my degree thread? could be wrong, but as I say elaborate your question and i will endevour to provide and furnish an answer!

 

Sorry, i think i inserted the wrong icon, twas supposed to be a smily face:001_smile:. I did not intend in anyway to be sarcy and think your efforts into doing/processing/reporting and trying to publish your own research are very very comendable and i applaude you whole-heartedly:thumbup1:

 

I should of elaborated more, what i meant to ask in full was... you state the there is no practical way to detect the myceliums in the wood or habitat. Is this set in stone due to the nature/organic structure of the said myceliums or is it that no-one has ever tried to find them in some fandangled new way?