Unknown Fungi for ID please

[Nettle Runner]

Anston Stones Wood 14 June 2008

Found a group of these fungi growing on a fallen tree trunk







I assume that they are different stages in the formation of the fungi. But in what order do they develop?

Your comments and observations welcomed
Les

[FungiJohn]

I hope you have left some of these myxo's for Saturday Les
John

[fairplay]

No idea what the Myxy is but the Snailology dept may be interested in your second photo showing those tiny molluscs !!

Neil.

[CapAndBracket]

Originally Posted by Nettle Runner

Anston Stones Wood 14 June 2008

Found a group of these fungi growing on a fallen tree trunk







I assume that they are different stages in the formation of the fungi. But in what order do they develop?

Your comments and observations welcomed
Les

I initially thought a member of the Lycogala genre, going by form and colour change. But that isn't much help, earlier in the week i posted what looked like tiny lycogala (pink), two days later they were the shinny black balls of a trichia.sp (i think) which i now know look orange when they burst open, so the colour change is quite remarkable (often overnight) and i wouldn't be suprised it the initial plasmodial formation was white as we have found elsewhere.

keep taking the excellent photo's, we may have a better understanding by well! (think of a timescale, it's bound to be to short).

Cheers J.P.

[Nettle Runner]

Hi JP

Is it possible that the red Myco has been dispersed over the area, with some forming on the wood, whilst those that have landed on the brown fungi (Lycogala?), have also developed there and "eaten" into the fungi. There do seem to be small spots of the red Myco on the wood, too.

It is hard to tell what process is actually going on.

I think the daddy snail is legging it away in the 3rd image, Neil. He is going so fast, he is blurred

Les

[Nettle Runner]

"I hope you have left some of these myxo's for Saturday Les
John "

I'm sure we will find plenty more John. Leave the LED behind and bring arc lights.

I'm sure we will have an interesting foray

Les

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by Nettle Runner

"I hope you have left some of these myxo's for Saturday Les
John "

I'm sure we will find plenty more John. Leave the LED behind and bring arc lights.

I'm sure we will have an interesting foray

Les

I might even be tempted in using flash Les

See you Saturday morning for a good foray

John

[CapAndBracket]

Sorry i won't be with you folks but look forward to the results, keep your eye's open for these which have appeared in some numbers.



Cheers J.P.

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by CapAndBracket

Sorry i won't be with you folks but look forward to the results, keep your eye's open for these which have appeared in some numbers.



Cheers J.P.

Will do J.P.
John