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Pilobolus crystallinus

12 Bruce, ACT

Pilobolus crystallinus at Bruce, ACT - 5 Jun 2021
Pilobolus crystallinus at Bruce, ACT - 5 Jun 2021
Pilobolus crystallinus at Bruce, ACT - 5 Jun 2021
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Identification history

Pilobolus crystallinus 8 Jun 2021 Heino1

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The fruitbodies were up to 3mm tall. The identification is based on the study of several specimens.

3 comments

   8 Jun 2021
A beautiful sighting from an underrated spot.
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.
   8 Jun 2021
Thanks for that, it is a fascinating thing, a bit mesmerising. Great photos too.

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Falco peregrinus (Peregrine Falcon) at Bruce, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by TomW
Clynotis severus (Stern Jumping Spider) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Trigonocyttara clandestina (Less-stick Case Moth) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Limacodidae (family) (A cup moth) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Braconidae sp. (family) (Unidentified braconid wasp) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Alticini (tribe) (Unidentified flea beetle) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Teloschistes sp. (A lichen) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Heteronympha paradelpha (Spotted Brown) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Centaurium sp. (Centaury) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Merocroca automima (Chezala group) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Ptilogyna sp. (genus) (A crane fly) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Opisthoncus abnormis (Long-legged Jumper) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Oecophoridae (family) (Unidentified Oecophorid concealer moth) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Plebs eburnus (Eastern bush orb-weaver) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Hemerobiidae sp. (family) (Unidentified brown lacewing) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Nimbopsocus sp. (genus) (A plant louse) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Trigonocyttara clandestina (Less-stick Case Moth) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Heteroteucha occidua (A concealer moth) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Usnea sp. (Bearded lichen) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Clania sp. (genus) (A case moth) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Festuca arundinacea (Tall Fescue) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Caenoplana coerulea (Blue Planarian, Blue Garden Flatworm) at Bruce, ACT - 12 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston
Australoplana alba (A flatworm) at Bruce, ACT - 12 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston
Columba livia (Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Aug 2022 by jgiacon
Clavulina coralloides (Spiky Coral) at Bruce, ACT - 26 May 2022 by trevorpreston
Hemiergis talbingoensis (Three-toed Skink) at Bruce, ACT - 26 May 2022 by trevorpreston
zz agaric (stem; gills not white/cream) at Bruce, ACT - 26 May 2022 by trevorpreston
Pauropsalta mneme (Alarm Clock Squawker) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Nov 2021 by tpreston
Anzoplana trilineata (A Flatworm) at Bruce, ACT - 27 Jul 2021 by Tapirlord
Caenoplana coerulea (Blue Planarian, Blue Garden Flatworm) at Bruce, ACT - 27 Jul 2021 by Tapirlord
Verbena caracasana (Purple Top) at Bruce, ACT - 27 Jul 2021 by Tapirlord
Luzula sp. (Woodrush) at Bruce, ACT - 27 Jul 2021 by Tapirlord
Cubicorhynchus sp. (genus) (Ground weevil) at Bruce, ACT - 27 Jul 2021 by Tapirlord
Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink) at Bruce, ACT - 27 Jul 2021 by Tapirlord
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at Bruce, ACT - 27 Jul 2021 by Tapirlord
Phlebiopsis crassa (A corticioid or paint fungi) at Bruce, ACT - 5 Jun 2021 by Heino1
Caenoplana bicolor (Two-tone Planarian) at Bruce, ACT - 30 May 2021 by tpreston
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Bruce, ACT - 30 May 2021 by tpreston
Servaea incana (Hoary Servaea) at Bruce, ACT - 30 May 2021 by tpreston
Fossombronia sp. (genus) (A leafy liverwort) at Bruce, ACT - 30 May 2021 by tpreston
Trichoderma 'green fluffy' at Bruce, ACT - 30 May 2021 by tpreston
Rhodocollybia 'furry, red-brown' at Bruce, ACT - 27 May 2021 by trevorpreston
Crinia sp. (genus) (A froglet) at Bruce, ACT - 27 May 2021 by tpreston
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Bruce, ACT - 25 May 2021 by tpreston
Oxalis sp. (Wood Sorrel) at Bruce, ACT - 13 Sep 2015 by JanetRussell
Coronidium oxylepis subsp. lanatum (Woolly Pointed Everlasting) at Bruce, ACT - 26 Nov 2004 by BettyDonWood

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Species information

  • Pilobolus crystallinus Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 5 Jun 2021 10:57 AM Recorded on
  • Heino1 Recorded by

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