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17-04-2011, 03:37 AM
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| | | Pin Mould
I photographed this Pin Mould (I assume it is a Mucor species), growing on son old Raspberries. Can anyone offer a species name? The sporangia were up to 0.5mm diameter and the spores were hyaline, sub-globose to globose
5 - 8.7 microns diameter.
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17-04-2011, 02:02 PM
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hi Peter
a guy called Kedney did some research on Mucor years ago (as indeed have hundreds of others!)
he came up with three on Rubus idaeus:
Mucor hiemalis f. hiemalis
Mucor piriformis
Mucor racemosus f. racemosus
hiemalis, I'm pretty sure has ellipsoid spores; piriformis was described originally on rotten apples, so . . . . .
but I'm sure you'll appreciate doing them from a photograph is well nigh impossible . . . after all, they all look pretty similar/and also paradoxically can be variable, at the macroscopic level; the experts would whip them into culture so you have a level playing field, not influenced by the various external factors experienced in nature
Chris
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17-04-2011, 10:10 PM
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Thanks Chris, I was being optimistically hopeful that there may have been only one on Raspberries, or only one with subglobose to globose spores, never mind I will call it Mucor sp.
I collected a few asco's today will post some photo's to the Gallery if and when identified, I even found some larger fungi: Morchella esculenta, Lots of Calocybe gambosa, and a nice fresh specimen of Lycoperdon utriforme (all left in situ after being photographed) Not to bad for saying it has been so dry and I when out to do wild flower photography,
Peter
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11-12-2011, 12:18 PM
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Another pin mould, on sloes. Any chance fo narrowing it down to species level, or even to genus? I was just sent the photo, so can't check anything .... 
cheers
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11-12-2011, 05:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SheffieldLass  | can't help, I'm afraid
very Christmassy though!  
C
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Originally Posted by Chris Yeates can't help, I'm afraid
very Christmassy though!
C | Yes, very Xmassy (or Winter Festivalish) ! 
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