Melanotus?

[flaxton]

A small group of Crepidotus like fungi on the same pallet as the black asco.
Very distinct and hairy stem so Crepidotus rejected



Spore print pink


Then I tried Melanotus. The spores are about the right length at 8 but a bit wide at 5.5 and it was growing on the, I assume pine, pallet.



Where am I going wrong?

Mal

[diggleken]

Dont know about the spores Mal, but it looks (macro features) very much like Melanotus horizontalis, common (ish) on sawn wood.
This is the cap, seems like yours are felty too, and the stipe is often offset, so maybe thats the right ID?


a prev post by me may help?
'Kew Mycology (Dr Brian Spooner) have ID'd this as Wood Oysterling - Melanotus Horizontalis.
M Proteus and M textilis are synonyms.
Not rare, but unusual and a good find it appears - dried specimens now held at Kew for reference.
quote - ''The spores have a small germ pore and the tapered cheilocystidia are characteristic. It is a variable species, more often with reduced, lateral stipe, and can be found on various substrates though is not common''.


Cheers
Ken

[flaxton]

Thanks Ken
According to most books 7 is the longest spore size but FN the spores can be up to 8 x 5 so the last bit now fits.
Even the cheilocystidia

I just need to go out in daylight and see if I can get a decent photo.
Mal