[ID] Two jellies?

Jason Green · #1 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 06:24 PM

Hi all you fun-gi's and girls

OK, it's nothing much in my beginner's opinion - and probably not too ID'able, either... but here goes...

10/08/2009, growing on an old fence

Each head is roughly 1-3mm across as in pic 3...
...and the whole group spread over c70mm

10/08/2009, on a wasted fencepost

Existant on another old fence since January...
...c4mm in longest direction. Probably way past it's best!

Maybe I shouldn't even ask for an ID on these tiny things...

Thanks for reading!

Take care,

Jason

Chris Yeates · #2 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 07:06 PM

hi Jason

the most likely candidate for the top one is a Dacrymyces, probably Dacrymyces stillatus and very dried-out

(though Andreas may point out that there is another, purple-paint, specialist

)

cheers

Chris

Jason Green · #3 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 07:24 PM

To species-level, I wasn't expecting to get that far! Thanks. So, to ask another question, what got you to that ID if I may ask? I'm making an effort to get into fungi now...

FungiJohn · #4 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Green

To species-level, I wasn't expecting to get that far! Thanks. So, to ask another question, what got you to that ID if I may ask? I'm making an effort to get into fungi now...

Hi Jason

You will find Dacrymyces stillatus quite easily on garden fence posts after heavy rain, which given our hottest, driest summer will be a very familiar sight throughout the year

It will disappear on drying only to reappear after the next monsoon.

John