Help with fungi ID

[Lancashire Lad]

Hi daddylonglegs, and welcome to WAB.

You need to upload any photos for ID to WAB's Image Library, and then start a new thread, copying your pics. into the initial post.

All the details you need to upload and then find & copy your uploaded photos are here: -
http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/fo...tml#post546421

Good luck.

Regards,
Mike.

[clb100]

Originally Posted by flaxton

As the name suggest the gill edges should be darker than the rest of the gills. Although this can be sometimes pale enough to need a hand lens. Any chance you could use a lens to check the gill edges?
I would agree on the gill colour so M olivaceomarginata is quite possible

I've had a look under a 10x lens. The gills are a cream colour exceptthe veryends are darker. I've looked in Phillips (new edition) and from that I would say that M olivaceomarginata looks more like what I have than M aetities except that the caps of mine are not such a reddish brown.

And I was only looking to establish that I'd got the genus correct!

clb100

[daddylonglegs]

Lancashire Lad

thank you so much for uploading info. Shall now try and post my photos for identification.

[daddylonglegs]

well, I uploaed several of my photos. Where they went to I have no idea. The message said they had been uploaded. Maybe they are in the ether.

[daddylonglegs]

this is the only photo out of 15 that has been uploaded to this site...strange!

Jelly mould growing on a tree. No idea what it is called. HELP!

[Lancashire Lad]

Originally Posted by daddylonglegs

well, I uploaed several of my photos. Where they went to I have no idea. The message said they had been uploaded. Maybe they are in the ether.

Hi,

Only one of your photos appears to have been uploaded (It's in the Unidentified Fungi section of the Image Library). I note that the pixel size is 1600x1495, which is very near WAB's maximum size.

Are you sure that all your images were resized to no more than 1600x1600pixels ?

To find the photo that has definitely been uploaded: - As mentioned in the upload information post (accessed by the link in my previous post), you need to start another thread and then click on the Library Images link - (The little camera icon that is located at the right hand side of the text box) - that will bring up a small window showing thumbnails of specifically your uploaded photo(s). You then need to click on any of the displayed thumbnails to insert the photo into your post.

Have another read of this: -
http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/fo...tml#post546421
and make sure that you haven't missed anything that needs to be done.

One general point. It would be best to start another thread rather than posting in this one. We are effectively hijacking the original poster's thread, which is frowned upon - apologies cb100 . (This is usually overlooked in the case of new members, but it will be best to start a new thread from now on).

PS: The fungus photo that you have successfully uploaded appears to be White Brain - Exidia thuretania, which is one of the "Jelly fungi". I'm a relative fungi novice myself, but in my limited experience, I'm reasonably confident in the ID as your photo shows very slight pinkish hues at various parts of the fungus. There is a very similar species, Crystal Brain - Exidia nucleata, but those that I have found have usually been more translucent, and they exhibit clearly visible granules or crystals within the jelly like fruitbody. (I stand to be corrected, but the few small white spots on your example appear to be reflected light highlights, rather than crystals inside the fruitbody - It won't be the first time if I'm wrong ).

Regards,
Mike

[Lancashire Lad]

Hi, I see you found your image while I was typing my previous post. (For some reason the edit facility wouldn't let me edit my post). I still suggest that you check on how you are uploading, as the fact that one image has come through must mean you are following the correct procedure. I would think image size will be the likely problem - although WAB has been experiencing a few uploading gremlins in the last few days.

Check out exactly what you've done, and try uploading again. (Post on a new thread though ).

Regards,
Mike.

[mollisia]

Originally Posted by clb100

I've had a look under a 10x lens. The gills are a cream colour exceptthe veryends are darker. I've looked in Phillips (new edition) and from that I would say that M olivaceomarginata looks more like what I have than M aetities except that the caps of mine are not such a reddish brown.

And I was only looking to establish that I'd got the genus correct!

clb100

Hello,

so it looks like that M. olivaceomarginata could well be. I know M. viridimarginata very well and here the absence of the greenish gill edge is quite common or that it is restricted only to the end near the cap margin. Most other Mycenas with coloured gill edge have nevertheless clearly coloured gill edges through the whole length.
So, what I wanted to say is, that M. olivaceomarginata was a suggestion. Means in no way a determination, and has to be verified still microscopically if you want to be certain about the identity. Otherwise it will be a Mycena spec. or a Mycena cf. olivaceomarginata or something like that, but not a determination ...

best regards,
Andreas

[flaxton]

Mycena olivaceomarginata is now a determination The microscopic details fit perfectly although they did take some finding
So thanks and well done Andreas

Mal

[clb100]

Mal,

Thnaks for all your efforts. It would have been well beyond my abilities to get any further than "Fairies bonnets" without your help.

clb100