Trichia botrytis (J.F. Gmel.) Pers., (a slime mould)


2 Apr 2000 at OSGR: SU97 in Berks, England

Record Summaryon dead fallen rotten Beech trunk
Found asSporocarp
Date2 April 2000
Associated organismFagus sylvatica
OS grid refOSGR: SU97
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher2 Apr 2000[L]
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Notes:

Capillitium: unbranched, ends long tapered, c. 4 spirals.

Spores: 11-12µm, ochraceous. Stalk filled with granular material and spores.

More petalloid than usual for this species.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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