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Grey blister fungus

Exidia sp.

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Over a length of about 40cm on a very small diameter eucalyptus downed in a local nature reserve this stuff was very soft, not slimy or sticky, has tiny black spines evenly distributed over it's surface. Pearly grey.

Habitat:

Nature reserve.

Notes:

Tremella sp? ... or possibly grey bladder fungus like Hypocreopsis sp. ? <br> Compare here http://www.flickr.com/photos/72842252@N04/12608169703 <br> Exidia sp. <br> https://www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/two-jelly-woodears.html

Reference Links:

Exidia - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks Antonio. We have been worried about lack of rain for some months but it is starting now. :)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Awesome Mark,i that imagine you and Leuba are happy,it's fungi season in australia :-) Congrats and thanks for sharing
Mark Ridgway
Actually I just realised how similar these look to those sea bladders.. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8969766

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Fruiting Bodies of the World
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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
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PublishedMay 24, 2014

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