Hi all,
I'm after some help with a Melanotus horizontalis type fungus - some of you may remember I found this last year, ID'd via Kew, quite thrilling!
I have now found something extremely similar, will post some pics later on when I can.
It is the same except for the cap - is not light brown and felty, but darker brown quite shiny and striated.
It was in a very, very rotten Beech stump, would have ben missed but was kicked over and crumbled to reveal them.
Does anyone know if there is a shiny variant on the felty cap of wood oysterling and if so what its called?
I have rooted through bioimages and the cap pics there are a bit in between felty and shiny, but certainly not like these, nor any striations showing.
I am leaning towards differing wetness affecting the cap, and that they are M. Horizontalis, but cant be sure.
Any ideas out there?
I have samples if needed again Chris.................
Cheers
Ken