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[Wood Wanderer]

Just registered to the site having been a regular "viewer" for some months. Been taking fungi photos for some years just for fun but now I have retired hope to b e able to actually identify them albeit I can see the difficulty. I have read the E subject and have no interest in the culinary side.

As a first post I think this is Purple Jellydisc - Ascocryne sarcoides

but am happy to be proved wrong !!

[fairplay]

Hello Wood Wanderer and a big welcome to WAB.

What you have here is the a-sexual (anomorphic) state of Ascocoyne, so normally we would not know (without a microscope) if this will become A.sarcoides or A.cylichnium.

But I do remember reading somewhere that the anomorphic state of one or the other has never been seen, which if true, would narrow down what this is likely to turn into.

Perhaps somebody else could enlighten us on this.

Neil.

[Lancashire Lad]

Hi Wood Wanderer and welcome to WAB.

Good to see that someone has read and acknowledged the stickies without having to be prompted.

You probably stand a better chance of getting reliable ID's with WAB than anywhere else on the web, so you're at the right place.

I assume that you have also read the sticky:-
Help us to help you identify fungi

Your suggestion of Ascocoryne sarcoides looks good to me. Although it could conceivably also be A.cylichnium.
Only microscopy can definitively distinguish between the two.

Look forward to seeing more of your pics.

Regards,
Mike.

[Wood Wanderer]

Thanks Neil

At least I am in the right genus, I will have a further study of the Jordan / Phillips an d await any further comments ...

John.

[Wood Wanderer]

Thanks Mike

I have a back catalogue of "unidentified" fungi but I promise not to swamp you all with ID requests !!!

Thanks for the warm welcome

John

[pressld2]

I'm far more likely to be asking for IDs myself than providing them for you, but a very warm welcome from me too!

Dave P.

[Ditiola]

Hi Wood Wanderer

I also think it is the asexual stage of one of the Ascocoryne

However, There are some lookalikes out there that are not very common but can look like the asexual stage of Ascocoryne especially when they are very young. These are:

Ascotremella faginea



Exidia plana (purple form)


Neobulgaria pura var foliacea (purple form)



I photographed this specimen a few years ago but did not check it out with the microscope. I think it may be Ascotremella,
What does anyone else think?





Peter

[diggleken]

Originally Posted by Ditiola

Hi Wood Wanderer

I also think it is the asexual stage of one of the Ascocoryne

However, There are some lookalikes out there that are not very common but can look like the asexual stage of Ascocoryne especially when they are very young. These are:

Ascotremella faginea



Exidia plana (purple form)


Neobulgaria pura var foliacea (purple form)



I photographed this specimen a few years ago but did not check it out with the microscope. I think it may be Ascotremella,
What does anyone else think?





Peter

Not one I know Peter, but it looks good , similar to your A faginea pic, bet you wish you'd checked it!

Welcome Wood wanderer, to a fellow retiree too, WAB will help with loads of things.
Cheers
Ken

[stickman]

Welcome to WAB John!

I think you're right with your ID. This is the asexual stage of Ascocoryne sarcoides and was formerly called Coryne dubia. The sexual stage forms more disc/cup shaped structures, as does that of A.cylichnium.

As things seem to be quietening down a bit now, I'm sure no-one will have a problem with you posting your back catalogue of unidentified shots. Not all at once though.

Whereabouts in the country are you? It would be useful if new members (and some old ones) could update their profiles with their locations. It could even prove useful for ID purposes.... some fungi that are common in The North are almost absent in The South, and vice versa.

Cheers,
Nick

[Wood Wanderer]

Thanks everyone

Nice to know I was on the right track with this ID, I am sure that won't always be so !!

Thanks again for all the warm welcomes