Fungus found on Millipede

[FungiJohn]

Hello all

During a foray at Clumber Park 13th August 2011 with Les and John we discovered this 'fungus' covered Millipede.



Any comments, as ever much appreciated

John, Les and John

[fairplay]

Wouldn't you rather know what the leaf is John ?

In other words ..... I don't know

Neil.

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by fairplay

Wouldn't you rather know what the leaf is John ?

In other words ..... I don't know

Neil.

Leaf off Neil

I'm tempted to go back to photographing weddings. At least I had a list of names

John

[fairplay]

I've just spent half an hour reading chapter 6, Parasites & Predators, from the book, 'Fungi' by Spooner and Roberts (New Naturalist series) and can only come to the conclusion it is an Entomophthora species, but you probably know that already.

Neil.

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by fairplay

I've just spent half an hour reading chapter 6, Parasites & Predators, from the book, 'Fungi' by Spooner and Roberts (New Naturalist series) and can only come to the conclusion it is an Entomophthora species, but you probably know that already.

Neil.

I have it in front of me neil I was rather hoping Chris might pop in and say ... What you have here John is ....

John

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by FungiJohn

Leaf off Neil

I'm tempted to go back to photographing weddings. At least I had a list of names

John

tricky one unless it's actually an iced candied ammonite and you're trying to fool us

I think I know the answer to this - do you have the specimen?

Chris

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by Chris Yeates

tricky one unless it's actually an iced candied ammonite and you're trying to fool us

I think I know the answer to this - do you have the specimen?

Chris

Of course I do Chris. Would you like it sending

John

[Ditiola]

Hi John

I have had a look through the keys to Entomophthora by Waterhouse & Brady, looking in column for host and millipedes are not listed as a host nor or any other arthropods, although for E.major the host is 'Various' and it does forms white mats!

Peter

[eunatural]

Norfolk naturalist Ted Elllis did a lot of work on Entomorpha fungi I am sure I have the orignal articles somewhere in my collection, a fascinating subject. If one is prepared to take up this study.

Tracey.

[Chris Yeates]

not sure it's an Entomophthora but when John's happy it's dry I'm happy to have a look at it - it can go as an honorary insect on to the Fungus - Insect interactions thread

if you go on to FRDBI - FRDBI associated organism search

type in 'millipede' and there's a few suggestions (though frankly some are ludicrous - Ramularia didyma for example is an obligate parasite all right - but of buttercups!)

PS if you go through them most of them seem to date from a time when Tom Hering was seriously into millipede dung - now that's my sort of mycology

let's only have posts on that pesky Deer Ticks thread which involve fungi on deer tick dung in future

keep me posted John . . .

cheers

Chris