A few fungi to be confirmed/identified please

[tawnyman]

Hi there, a few fungi I've come across that I either have some idea or no idea at all as to their identity!
First one, I suspect is Mycena galericulata



This one, Mycena galopus? Caps about 2cm across.



These tiny brackets I have no idea, but they look lovely.


This one, again I have no idea.


Apologies for the rather decayed state of this final one, growing on a fallen willow root


Thanks for looking
Julian

[watsthat]

I will bow down to superior mycological intellect but how about;

1 Rhodocollybia butryacea
2 Mycena sp
3 -
4 Lepista nuda
5 Gymnopilus junonius

Cheers

Pete

[Chris Yeates]

top one isn't Rhodocollybia - those gills are nowehere near crowded enough for starters; galericulata is a possibility

third one is probably a Crepidotus; I would suspect C. cesatii but you need to do the microscopy

Chris

[watsthat]

I agree about the first one Chris, bit of a stab in the dark really. I was a bit rash there, with hindsight they are much to small for buttercap and the caps don`t fit. I was just taken by the shape and colour of the stem.

Pete

[tawnyman]

Many thanks for those responses. I'll have to keep an eye out for more of those Crepidotus, I'll have to upgrade my starter microscope for spores!
thanks
Julian

[fairplay]

Originally Posted by tawnyman

Many thanks for those responses. I'll have to keep an eye out for more of those Crepidotus, I'll have to upgrade my starter microscope for spores!
thanks
Julian

You will need a very expensive upgrade, as separating some of those Crepidotus sp. spores from each other can be quite difficult.

Neil.

[tawnyman]

Yes, I'll need a whole new microscope as mine only goes up to a paltry 20x. I gather you need about 1500x for some of the spores?
julian

[fairplay]

Originally Posted by tawnyman

Yes, I'll need a whole new microscope as mine only goes up to a paltry 20x. I gather you need about 1500x for some of the spores?
julian

Don't even think of going there - 1,000 x is adequate for your needs.

Neil.

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by tawnyman

Yes, I'll need a whole new microscope as mine only goes up to a paltry 20x. I gather you need about 1500x for some of the spores?
julian

Neil is quite correct; also for Crepidotus the shape of the cystidia is as important as spore ornamentation - see: Fungus of the day!

don't buy into the idea that the higher the magnification the better (you wouldn't go out birdwatching in woodland with 20 x 50 binoculars, or if you did you wouldn't see much); the key is to use the lowest possible magnification in order to resolve the features you're looking at

Chris

[tawnyman]

No, quite right, it's the same in astronomy, above a certain magnification you don't see more, quite the reverse, but that's more about contrast. So a thousand times should be enough then. I just took a few photos through my microscope of the gills of a mushroom I brought in from the garden. I did some better shots illuminated from below but this one caught my eye.



I was surprised to see the groups of four dots. Does anyone know what these are exactly?

julian