Phycomyces nitens
Visible as a grey, fuzzy fungal mass. Hyphae unbranched with globose tip which is yellow at first and then black. Grows to about about 2 to 2.5 inches high.
There are three common species of Phycomyces which can only be told apart by microscopy:
P. microsporus has globose spores
P. blakesleeanus has oval to elliptical spores 8 -12 µm in length
P. nitens has oval to elliptical spores 15 - 30 µm µm in length
Often grows on spilled seed/guano under bird feeders.
Observed in most months.
Widespread in Britain, but not often recorded.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
AJ Cann
Knighton
23 December 2017
AJ Cann
Knighton
23 December 2017
AJ Cann
Knighton
23 December 2017
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Mucorales
- Family:
- Phycomycetaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 23/12/2017 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 23/12/2017 (Cann, Alan)
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