Sighting 3343299
Cordyceps sp. (genus)
Caterpillar fungus at Paddys River, ACT
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| Cordyceps sp. (genus) | 30 May 2016 | Heino | ||
| Cordyceps sp. (genus) | 27 May 2016 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Coprinus comatus | 15 May 2016 | AaronClausen | ||
| Unverified | 14 May 2016 | NickWilson |
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User's notes
Growing amongst A. dealbata
1 comment
17 May 2016
Not Coprinus commatus. Could be a Cordyceps. See for example Cordyceps gunnii: http://www.cpbr.gov.au/fungi/images-captions/cordyceps-gunnii-0093.html (and for a photo with both the fungal fruiting body and the below-ground pupal/larval host see: http://www.cpbr.gov.au/fungi/images-captions/cordyceps-gunnii-0204.html).In Cordyceps fruiting bodies you see masses of small dots or pimple-like projections in the spore-bearing part of the stalk. Sometimes you have to look very close to see them but they are easy to see in this photo (http://www.cpbr.gov.au/fungi/images-captions/cordyceps-sp-0148.html). Those are moss leaves around the base of the stalk and here (http://www.cpbr.gov.au/fungi/images-captions/cordyceps-sp-0147.html) you see it with some others (all collected on Black Mountain).
Location information
- Coordinates 148.899153-35.449012
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Jan 2016 01:40 PM Recorded on
- NickWilson Recorded by
Collections
- Fungi Clubs/stalks on invertebrates Clubs or stalks (maybe a forked or broader apex) NickWilson Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cordyceps sp. (genus)
Species information
- Cordyceps sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Caterpillar fungus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1041.8m Recorded at altitude
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