Byssomerulius corium
Netted Crust at Cotter River, ACT
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| Byssomerulius corium | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Jun 2016 | |
| Unverified | KenT | 22 May 2016 |
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User's notes
On decaying fallen timber, if it had been brown/orange colour I would have considered a genus like Serpula or Lindtneria
1 comment
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.825361-35.346583
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 16 May 2016 08:11 AM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
Collections
- KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Byssomerulius corium Other non-black fungi Other fungi on wood Fungi
Species information
- Byssomerulius corium Scientific name
- Netted Crust Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 960.11m Recorded at altitude