Leucogloea compressa

beautiful and tiny example of Fungi Imperfecti, which are fungi for which a sexually reproductive stage of the life cycle has not been found. They are anamorphs and have only an asexual reproductive stage, lacking the teleomorph (fruiting body/sexual reproductive stage). Resembling a slime mold, they form small grayish white cushions on dead hardwood. Sizes ranged from 1-3mm.

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Flown Kimmerling

Lion

These are just too adorable! Very cool! Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks :) Posted 7 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wow, it doesn't happen that a new species on the site is the first within a new class:
https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/fungi/basidiomycota/atractiellomycetes

Please do indicate the country or geotag. Sorry to keep asking, but it's how we map observations to locations, which is essential. Here's an overview showing which ones are not yet mapped.
https://www.jungledragon.com/user/3232/unmapped

By the way, I kind of struggled providing a meaningful species summary. If you have a better text, I'll gladly update it. Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Oops. thanks - I must have missed tagging some! I will update. That's exciting to have a first in a new class! Posted 7 years ago

The Helicogloea compressa

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.

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Similar species: Atractiellales

Species identified by Ferdy Christant