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Stiff long brown hairs with a bulbous base in the pileipellis were observed. This should confirm Parasola conopilea

Zitat von Schrumz

Hi Steve,

Im not great with this genus but they look a bit weird for Panaeolus to me. I think I would also consider Psathyrella depending on the substrate.

Best wishes

You was on the right track

Ah yes you are probably correct and this species is already recorded. I will check it Saturday

Here is an example from Malta in Nov 2017

Here are finally the macro which should correspond to a P anaeolus sp. but then I don't know for sure still. Maybe a Panaeolus papilionaceus var. papilionaceus but I never saw it this dark brown color and the habitat of that species is usually lawns and grassy patches.

Measurements:

Cheilocystidia

38 x 15 um

34.45 11.64

36.15 15.73

27.58 13.90

40.58 16.03

29.76 15.84

32.83 12.27

(27.6) 29.8 - 36.2 (40.6) × (11.6) 12.3 - 15.8 (16) µm

Q = (1.9) 2 - 2.7 (3) ; N = 6

Me = 33.6 × 14.2 µm; Qe = 2.4

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Spores:

(12.1) 13.6 - 15.7 (16.2) × (7.6) 7.8 - 9.2 (9.5) µm

Q = (1.5) 1.6 - 1.9 (2.1) ; N = 41

Me = 14.8 × 8.4 µm; Qe = 1.8

I confirm Leocarpus fragilis - I seen this in Finland! Very photogenic species.

There was a very mild (or negligible) colour change with 5% and 10% KOH on the cap, but the sample is now 3 days old (but should still work).

I do not have the other Aniline and Nitric Acid (what concentration the acid should be ? )

I found fruiting bodies of Agaricus sp. on leaf litter and twigs below Pomegranate trees in a shaded and humid place. Slicing or bruising did not produce any significant colour change. The scent was interesting as it was slightly foetid (like millipedes) and I am usually used to scents of anise, ink, mealy, or good-scented mushroom scents with Agaricus sp. The ring was not well developed. The spore print was moderate brown (not dark) like, milk-chocolate. The spores were small with an eccentric apiculum. The cheilocystidia were hard to see, and if what I seen are Cheilocystida, they were clavate with large vacuoles. Basidia 2- 3- and 4- sporous. Under the stereomicroscope I saw glistening white elements on the sides of the lamella which may be pleurocystidia.

Spore size:

(6.4) 6.6 - 7.6 (8.1) × (4.9) 5.2 - 5.9 (6.1) µm

Q = (1.1) 1.2 - 1.36 (1.4) ; N = 36

Me = 7.1 × 5.5 µm; Qe = 1.3

Dear Marcel,

Yes I do and I also have dried herbarium. That species passed from my mind, but i can't see the ring or belt! I can provide photos of the spores or anything required. I hoped it was an easy one that can be told from the macrophotos

Thank you, Shrumz, I went on Panaeolus for the dark gills with a white edge. Unless this is again Psathyrella panaoeloides (but I never seen that so dark like this).

Dear friends, can you help with this beautiful slender mushroom. At first I thought it is a Conocybe but then I saw the white-edged gills hence it must be a Panaeolus sp. It was growing on detritus (leaf litter) or broad-leaf trees (Pomegranates)

Thank you Wolfgang and Benjamin.

The mature specimens truly had dark-coloured lamella (the first images were teenagers!). The sparse grouping of the basidiocarps (not solitary) is a habit that also favours Tubaria sp. Spores were smooth.

With your kind comments I keep the label of T. conspersa.

LG

Stephen

Thanks for your valid opinion. Cortinarius sl are very rare in Malta where only 2 species recorded: C. castaneus and C. ayanamii. The first one is close but not pilose as much and I exclude.Should one expect a ring or a trace of a ring, at least in the young specimens?

Still, I am seeing something closer to this:

Tubaria conspersa 1 [ https://www.alamy.com/the-felt…photo-image401818201.html ]
Tubaria conspersa 2 [ https://https//www.mykologie.n…tem/370:tubaria-conspersa ]

Tubaria conspersa 3 [ https://www.fungi.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=827 ]

The egg-shaped spores are also matching.

Zitat von zuehli

Seems to be a Telamonia...

I have photos of this fungus from an old collection which I think it is is Tubaria conspersa (or at least Tubaria sp). I dont have an micro photos except some not-so-good image of the spores. Gross morphology is there but maybe there are better option. Thanks in advance if you can help.

Spore print rusty brown

I concluded on C. macrocephala

Melzer's key provides further support to this. The spore size of radiata are smaller and C. cinerea has a basal root which this collection do not have.

Good weekend

LG

Stephen

Marcel , thank you so much!

I had these but I think I had an older version (2017).

Good day

Some reference links

C. cinereus: https://www.grzyby.pl/coprinus…ljee/species/cinereus.htm

C. macrocephalus: https://www.grzyby.pl/coprinus…ljee/species/macrocep.htm

C. lagopus: https://www.grzyby.pl/coprinus…ljee/species/lagopus_.htm

Key: Sect. Lanulati: https://www.grzyby.pl/coprinus…ee/species/Coprinus.htm#J

Either macrocephalus and lagopus....

Zitat von Beorn

Hello, Manfred!

It is definitely an impressive sight.
Even if the distinction here is rather trivial: Andreas also has a real >Ink Cap Key< on his website , which can do much more than the key in the large mushrooms.

LG, Pablo.

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The link is not available, can it be found somewhere else online ?

LG

Steve

May he rest in Peace He was so much helpful and seemed a kind, happy go lucky guy.

Bernd Miggel have a look at some messages re yr post

Found on a pile of dung (cow most likely) mixed with straw

Spores:

(13.1) 14.2 - 15.9 (16.7) × (8.3) 8.6 - 9.5 (9.8) µm

Q = (1.5) 1.6 - 1.7 (1.8) ; N = 17

Me = 14.9 × 9 µm ; Qe = 1.7

Shape: Elliptical-ovate

Oil bodies: Not present or nor observed

inamyloid, smooth, small germinal pore , rather central

Cutis of rectangular hyphae, sometimes with rounded or attenuated ends (40-)62.4(-80.1) x (12.8-)20.4(28.9)um, hyaline, thin walled, not pigmented

Veil composed of cylindrical hyphae, mostly straight, variable in size but uniformly arranged; (24-)43(-62.4) x (9.3-)13.3(18.3)um

Only a doubt on C. lagopus actually....

Dear all, I have passed from this situation myself that is - C. granulata or C. theleboloides ??? --- and with lots of frustration, sometimes.

I think Moravec (2005) also got into this situation and he dealt by describing var. (or forma) glabra of C. theleboloides , which solve the problem when having a theleboloides with few scanty hairs at the flanks of the apothecium.

P.s. why there is a cross behind Nobi - hope not what I am thinking about

Dear Bernd, I don't know if you are still around, but I was working with a Cheilymenia recently which I identified as C. theleboloides. I am writing to note that the color of the asocarps were initially yellow when young and then they became orange when I revised a 5 days later (and the ground was more dry). The spore striation, habitat and spore size is very important to identify. In Congo red, the striations won't show and in Lactol Cotton blue you need a big effort (or a big microscope) to see it. The hyphoid hairs look like C. Theleboloides except the split hair in yr image (maybe an exception) but the apothecia of my finding were generall larger, ca. up to 8mm.

Hello Matthias,

Sorry for late reply. Actually I am back on track as Coprinellus sp for this finding, rather Psathyrella. Your suggestion fit several characters esp. in the microscopic aspect, but hmmm... the macro comparison is not that very convincing coz my specimens have this tawny (brown) colour whereas the cap of C. hiascens is mouse-grey Although I seen images having a browner colour on the net.

What is so strange with this collection is the lack of deliquescence and the production of few spores observed in all specimens, where the gills remain pale to moderate brown. Coprinellus sp. are usually black and show deliquescence. Another thing is the lack of pileocystidia in the cuticle (or did I miss them ?!? )

I see if I can send it for molecular determination in the future, but it is a very odd finding.

TNX

Hi Marcel, Yes, that makes more sense! I dont know why I neglected this Genus (the animal excreta maybe?!) although the plicate cap (deep furrows) and small size are features of Coprinellus s.l.

hmmm... the more I look at this fungus, the more I am puzzled.

The stem is brown, not much as many Coprinellus which is often beige or white. The spore cover is minimal, indeed the gills are brown not dark-brown / black

I was wondering I I had a mixed collection of two species but it is clearly shown that the lamella are forming the black spores. The gills are then widely spaced apart (most Coprinus are densely packed). The spores however are typically of a Coprinus s.l.