
Small Dung Buttons (Poronia erici)
Small ( 6mm wide) flat pale discs with tapering bases seen on herbivore dung pellet ( possibly Kangaroo) The pale surfaces had minute evenly spaced holes (ostioles) - some of them showed puckering around the edges. The discs had irregular margins.
Known for breaking down marsupial scats, this was spotted in a national park which is a free range for kangaroos, wallabies, wombats and rabbits.
Similar species: Xylariales
By Leuba Ridgway
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Uploaded Mar 7, 2016. Captured Jul 26, 2015 14:13 in Ridge Track, Lysterfield South VIC 3156, Australia.
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