Unidentied fungi

[fungisteve]

Can anyone identify this fungus. Needle like and growing on decaying wood. Only lasted two days and was gone!

[flaxton]

Steve
I think you are looking at something called Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa which grows on pine logs/debris

Mal

Ps welcome to WAB

[fungisteve]

Thanks for the quick reply Mal.
This is my first posting to WAB forums.
Have only been fungi hunting since Autumn 2008 and have collected over 200 different species and am using WAB and Roger's Mushrooms to id the fungi. Is there another site you would recommend?

Thanks again

fungisteve

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by fungisteve

Have only been fungi hunting since Autumn 2008 and have collected over 200 different species and am using WAB and Roger's Mushrooms to id the fungi. Is there another site you would recommend?

Thanks again

fungisteve

Check out the 'useful websites' stickied thread .... there are quite a few very good fungi websites these days ...

[Beamish]

Hi Steve,

for those Myxos I could recommend this site (though in German):
Schleimpilze
yours would show up here:
f_fruticulosa

Regards, Martin

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by Beamish

for those Myxos I could recommend this site (though in German):
Schleimpilze
Regards, Martin

That looks a very good website, thanks for recommending it. I'll add it to the useful websites list.

Melanie

[fungisteve]

Spot on, Martin

Excellent site for slime moulds.
Thanks

Steve