Pilobolus crystallinus
12 Bruce, ACT
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| Pilobolus crystallinus | 8 Jun 2021 | Heino1 |
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User's notes
The fruitbodies were up to 3mm tall. The identification is based on the study of several specimens. Herbarium collection HL6474 at CANB.
3 comments
Heino1
wrote:
8 Jun 2021
The English naturalist John Ray published the first description of the genus Pilobolus in 1688 (though not with that name). He described it (in Latin) as growing from horse dung and with the appearance of a dewy-topped hair, bearing a black spot at the apex. The combination of the transparent stem, swollen top and black dot led him to finish his description by saying that the fungus resembled the eye of a snail.
trevorpreston
wrote:
8 Jun 2021
Thanks for that, it is a fascinating thing, a bit mesmerising. Great photos too.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.088889-35.255278
- Maps Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 5 Jun 2021 10:57 AM Recorded on
- Heino1 Recorded by
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- Heino1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Not moulds Other fungi Fungi Featured Pilobolus crystallinus
Species information
- Pilobolus crystallinus Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Non-invasive or negligible
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