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14-04-2008, 08:18 PM
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| | | Egg sac or fungus????
Came across this on a tree in Hawks Wood, Thorpe Salvin. 
We thought at first it was a fungi but on closer inspection it looks like it could be an egg sac
(or possibly neither of the above  )
Can anybody shed some light on this please |
14-04-2008, 08:28 PM
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| | | Re: Egg sac or fungus????
Hi
I think it's Reticularia lycoperdon - a slime mould.
neil |
14-04-2008, 09:12 PM
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| | | Re: Egg sac or fungus????
Yes Duke, it's a slime mould - I had one on my apple tree not so long ago and I posted the photo here, worried it was a sac of giant spider eggs too! haha
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14-04-2008, 09:18 PM
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| | | Re: Egg sac or fungus????
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Originally Posted by Gaina  Yes Duke, it's a slime mould - I had one on my apple tree not so long ago and I posted the photo here, worried it was a sac of giant spider eggs too! haha | Actually we were kind of hoping it was an egg sac and were curious what would come out  |
14-04-2008, 09:47 PM
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| | | Re: Egg sac or fungus????
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Originally Posted by Duke of York Actually we were kind of hoping it was an egg sac and were curious what would come out | Ah, well y'see I'm a complete wuss when it comes to our arachnid friends  .
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14-04-2008, 10:01 PM
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| | | Re: Egg sac or fungus????
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Originally Posted by wildlifesnapper Hi
I think it's Reticularia lycoperdon - a slime mould.
neil | Thanks Neil for the suggestion. 
I have had a quick look in the Gallery and while I agree it is a slime mould from the photos there I think it looks more like Enteridium lycoperdon. |
15-04-2008, 09:12 PM
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| | | Re: Egg sac or fungus????
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Originally Posted by Duke of York Thanks Neil for the suggestion.
I have had a quick look in the Gallery and while I agree it is a slime mould from the photos there I think it looks more like Enteridium lycoperdon. | Actually they are one and the same. Enteridium lycoperdon is a more up-to-date name.
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15-04-2008, 09:37 PM
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| | | Re: Egg sac or fungus????
Hi,
yes they are the same.It was a case of two books - two names so I tossed a coin and it came down heads instead of tails
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16-04-2008, 08:05 PM
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| | | Re: Egg sac or fungus????
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Originally Posted by CloudedYellow Actually they are one and the same. Enteridium lycoperdon is a more up-to-date name.
Richard | Thanks for the clarification Richard I was struggling to see any difference (but then with fungi that wouldn't be unusual ) | | |
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