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Helicogloea compressa Habitat: Decorticated wood; mixed forest Fall,Geotagged,Helicogloea,Helicogloea compressa,United States,anamorph,anamorph fungus,fungus Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. I think this one is still on my bucketlist to find! SO cute! Posted 3 years ago
    1. I see it quite frequently around here...look on decorticated, rotting wood. Posted 3 years ago

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Helicogloea compressa is an anamorph fungus which grows on dead hardwood. This species makes asexual spores called conidia in a cushion-like structure called a sporodochium. The spores are borne at the tips of slightly compressed branches and this feature is reflected in the species name.

Similar species: Atractiellales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Nov 12, 2021. Captured Nov 8, 2020 12:22 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/64s
  • ISO320
  • 100mm