large unidentified split gill?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

So any ideas mr Fungus?

 

forgot to add on fallen beech, for some time i might add, in contact with ground and moist wood very well degraded

Edited April 30, 2011 by Tony Croft aka hamadryad

[Fungus]

Did you consider somewhat atypical specimen of Plicaturopsis crispa ?

Gerrit

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Did you consider somewhat atypical specimen of Plicaturopsis crispa ?

Gerrit

 

In all honesty i had no idea where to start, at the time I took that image i knew so little, and still to be fair do still know so little!

 

shall look it up now! Thanks Gerrit, your a legend!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Gerrit, this was a lot bigger than all the photos im seeing on google for that species?

 

that group of fronds covers an area the size of a dinner plate at least? is that within the size range? i know sizes can vary a fair bit...

[Fungus]

Gerrit, this was a lot bigger than all the photos im seeing on google for that species?

that group of fronds covers an area the size of a dinner plate at least? is that within the size range? i know sizes can vary a fair bit...

 

Tony,

The only other genus that comes to mind is Phyllotopsis, but without information on the colour of the spores (whitish, pink ?) and some other microscopical characteristics it is impossible to give a definite name to your fungus. Did you collect and preserve any material ?

Gerrit

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tony,

The only other genus that comes to mind is Phyllotopsis, but without information on the colour of the spores (whitish, pink ?) and some other microscopical characteristics it is impossible to give a definite name to your fungus. Did you collect and preserve any material ?

Gerrit

 

No I didnt this was from when I was first getting serious about fungi and always had a disdain for wild collection, but I know if things are to progress for my learning a scope and some collecting is the way forward:001_cool:

[Fungus]

Tony,

Can you upload an enlarged and detailled photo of the upside down specimen showing the gills, so I can at least determine whether the fungus has split gills like Schizophyllum commune has, because S. commune - on beech wood - can depending on the stage of decomposition of the substrate form this large fruitbodies.

Gerrit

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

tony,

can you upload an enlarged and detailled photo of the upside down specimen showing the gills, so i can at least determine whether the fungus has split gills like schizophyllum commune has, because s. Commune - on beech wood - can depending on the stage of decomposition of the substrate form this large fruitbodies.

Gerrit

 

 

 

 

[David Humphries]

Quality images Tony

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

Tony,

Perfect , as you can see, it does not have split gills, but forked or bifurcated lamellae, so it is an Agaricales and if it has pale yellowish brown spores, maybe the genus Crepidotus also must be considered.

Gerrit