Heterotextus sp.

A yellow saprophytic jelly fungi at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

	Heterotextus sp.	3 Sep 2015	Heino
	Heterotextus sp.	9 Aug 2015	KenT

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KenT wrote:

10 Aug 2015

The only key I've seen to this genus - McNabb 1965 N.Z. J. Bot. uses microscopic characteristics to separate the species. The close up image is about 20-25 mm across. Large numbers of fruit bodies were present over many logs of fallen Eucalyptus timber.

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Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
19 Jun 2015 11:43 AM Recorded on
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KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Jelly-like; smooth, featureless surface Other fungi on wood Fungi

Species information

Heterotextus sp. Scientific name
A yellow saprophytic jelly fungi Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1401m Recorded at altitude
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