Thursday 24 January 2019

Asaphomyces tubanticus - a fungus new to Culllaloe, Fife and Scotland

So the first (well, why not be optimistic?) "new for Scotland" species of the year emerged last night under the lens. While wrestling with a Catops species (I reckon fuliginosus but not certain) I noticed its nether regions were somewhat decorated with one of my favourite groups of things in the natural world - the Laboulbeniomycetes

Turns out to be Asaphomyces tubanticus, which is pretty host specific, to genus at least. Ain't it pretty?



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