Byssomerulius corium

Netted Crust at Cotter River, ACT

Byssomerulius corium at Cotter River, ACT - 16 May 2016
Byssomerulius corium at Cotter River, ACT - 16 May 2016
Byssomerulius corium at Cotter River, ACT - 16 May 2016
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Byssomerulius corium 17 Jun 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 22 May 2016 KenT

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On decaying fallen timber, if it had been brown/orange colour I would have considered a genus like Serpula or Lindtneria

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Heino wrote:
   23 May 2016
In the field I'd write Byssomerulius corium on the bag in which I popped the specimen, but I'd like to look at the spores later. As KenT says if this were a brown/orange colour something like Serpula could be a candidate, especially if it were dark brown centrally (where the most mature spores would be) and paler outward (where the spores have not yet acquired their deep colour). This photo (http://www.cpbr.gov.au/fungi/images-captions/serpula-lacrmans-0159.html) shows areas with mature and immature spores. Given the well-developed ridges, still whitish, in KenT's specimens, Serpula and the like are unlikely. Byssomerulius corium is quite common and may stay white or creamy for a long time or become orange (except possibly for a whitish margin. The fungus may remain flat but, especially in larger specimens, it is common to see the margins bending out a bit.

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