JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Unidentified Cup-like fungi in India Geotagged,India,Microporus affinis,Sarcoscypha coccinea Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Unidentified Cup-like fungi in India

- No description given -

    comments (1)

  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
    Lion
    View Lion class
    This is likely Microporus affinis. Definitely not Sarcoscypha coccinea! I'm correcting the ID above.
    See the link below to see examples of Sarcoscypha:
    https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/fungi/ascomycota/pezizomycetes/pezizales/sarcoscyphaceae/sarcoscypha     Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Microporus affinis

''Microporus affinis'' is a fungus species in the family Polyporaceae. It was first described in 1826 as a species of ''Polyporus'' by German botanists Carl Ludwig Blume and Theodor Nees. Otto Kuntze transferred it to ''Microporus'' in 1898. It is a widespread polypore that is common in tropical and subtropical regions of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Info 2 0
Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
View Ragisha Kottamal's profile

By Ragisha Kottamal

All rights reserved
Uploaded Nov 15, 2013. Captured Nov 9, 2013 18:13 in Railway Foot Over Bridge, Palissery, Thalassery, Kerala 670101, India.
country flag of India Explore India 5,169 1,362 0
  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/4.5
  • 1/79s
  • ISO200
  • 25.044mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.