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Aspergillus Mold

Aspergillus sp.

Photo by LarsKorb
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Field Notes

Description:

Aspergillus mold on acorn

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (10)
LarsKorb
Added to mission "Beauty of Decay" Feel free to join @ http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8468060
AlexKonig
i was too fast. had delete it before i could read the comment. you are very thoughtful/considerated , i will mostly believe you when you say your suggestion. when it was on a oak nut i'm too will say it is probably the aspergillus. i had till now not know about this species of pin-mold. therefore i directly thought at spinellus but this one only grows on some mushroom-species... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7386666
LarsKorb
And no, do not delete the suggest - your doubts are just too fair, since I am not 100% sure with Aspergillus. But the pins have been somehow an indicator.
LarsKorb
It has been on acorns (oak nuts) - so it matches with growing on fruits. The acorns have been overripe.
AlexKonig
on what was the mold. when i read it correctly the aspergillus are on "Aspergillus species are common contaminants of starchy foods (such as bread and potatoes), and grow in or on many plants and trees" when it was an mushroom i will tend to stand by the suggestion. when not i will delete it immediantly! sorry for the confusion :)
LarsKorb
That's what made me stumble - the pin's heads are mostly white on this one. The Spinellus (as you say right) have dark pin-heads. Aspergillus is similar and varies in the length of the pins (depending on it's host and air-conditions) Look at this shot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aspergillus_on_tomato.jpg
AlexKonig
i have only seen one mold with such sort of pins with the white (juvenile)/ black (matured) balls on the end. take a look at my spotting i have recently found also the spinellus fusiger. iám more than 80 % sure ( as much as it get from a picture and as an amateur-mycolog)
LarsKorb
are you 100% sure with your ID-suggest, Alex? Because the pins on the reference look quite a bit longer. (not that I knew better, so thanks in any case for the suggest)
LarsKorb
It can, Ann. With the right natural light and the appropriate shooting angle. It has been just perfect conditions for these shots.

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2011

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