Bonnet Mould - Spinellus fusiger
The tiny fruitbodies look very much like pins. The sporangiophores (stalks) are typically 1 to 3 cm long, but to see any detail you really need to use a microscope.
Unless identified by a recognised expert, a photo is required and the specimen should be examined with a microscope. In the comments box, state the key or ID method used and describe the size and identifying characters.
This is a very common little parasite of Mycena species (and of several other mushroom genera) and is known as a pin mould.
Autumn.
Spinellus fusiger is the most common and widespread of the parasitic fungi seen on bonnet mushrooms in Britain and Ireland.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
mttnx
Wardley Wood
09 October 2022
mttnx
Wardley Wood
09 October 2022
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- Common names
- Bonnet Mould
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- Fungi
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- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 09/10/2022 (N, Matt)
- Last record:
- 06/11/2022 (Bell, Melinda)
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