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Spinellus fusiger
This very common little parasite of Mycena species, and of several other mushroom genera, is known as a pin mould. It appears on the caps of larger fungi as erect pale brownish-yellow sporangiophores on which its zygospores are produced. Bonnet mould and the other members of the Spinellus genus are able to reproduce when pins from the same mycelium contact one another, such fungi are termed homothalic.
This species occurs across Europe as well as in Asia and North America. Spinellus fusiger is a parasitic fungus seen on bonnet mushrooms.
Spotted in Balloërveld in rural area of Balloo, Holland. (sources:see reference)
Spotted on Oct 10, 2015
Submitted on Oct 18, 2015
16 Comments
Three, very interesting photos....
Three, very beautiful photos....
Many thanks for the kind comments, dcslaugh and Ashley :)
Congrats Jae! Such a neat spotting :)
Congratulations Jae :)
That's wonderful news, Lisa, thank you :)
Thanks PN members for the likes! And Mark, armadeus.4 and Marta thank you for the kind comments. It's very much appreciated.
Very pretty!
Congratulations Jae!!!
Congratulations on the SOTW
Congrats Jae! This spotting has been chosen by our PN Ranger team as our Spot of the Week! Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!
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Thank you for the comment, Ashley. It's such an honor to be nominated.
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Thank you, Kathleen.
Nice spotting!
Thanks, Mark :)
Excellent spotting Jae.