Myxomycete for ID Help Please

Lancashire Lad · #1 (**permalink**) 04-07-2009, 11:31 PM

Found this today on a well rotted (Probably Fagus) tree stump.

Individual fruitbodies about 1mm in width, with an overall length (including stem) of about 3-4mm.

Not the best photos unfortunately, as I only had my Finepix S9600 with me, and these are as close as the macro would go.

I'm fairly sure that all are the same species, with the white fruitbodies turning brown for sporulation. (A couple of brown fruitbodies can be seen amongst the white ones).

Nearest (for physical appearance only

) I can find in Jordan are Ceratiomyxa fructiculosa, and Metatrichia floriformis, but I don't think this is either of those. (As neither are white becoming brown).

Any pointers towards ID much appreciated.

Regards,
Mike.

Chris Yeates · #2 (**permalink**) 05-07-2009, 12:34 AM

hi Mike

my suggestion (without the microscopy) would be Arcyria incarnata - but I lay no great claims to being a myxo-man . . . .

PS forget Jordan once you venture into this area . . .

cheers

Chris

Lancashire Lad · #3 (**permalink**) 05-07-2009, 12:02 PM

Thanks Chris. - Yes, I appreciate that identifying these things without microscopy will be nigh-on impossible. (But you never know your luck

).

I find them curiously attractive though, when viewed under a hand lens, or with the image "blown up" on a computer screen (when I get a decent photo in the first place that is

).

Regards
Mike.