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Hypocrea

Hypocrea sulphurea

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

This is wood rotting fungus that appears like irregularly shaped clumps of yellow sponge. here it is seen on white slimy matter.
Pic #1 shows minute darker spots on the yellow masses. These are ostioles or exit holes for spores.

Habitat:

Spotted on a damp decaying log - damp eucalyptus forest

Distribution:
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:47ee4a…

Notes:

This fungus is stated to be associated with other fungi.

Reference Links:

Hypocrea, COL_4398 Hypocrea sulphurea sml | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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