Orange pore fungus

Favolaschia claudopus

"Basidiocarps annual, gregarious, gelatinous. Pileus 4–14 × 3–10 mm, conchoid or reniform, lemon-chrome when fresh, becoming curry yellow when dry; pileal surface slightly undulate in a reticulate pattern matching the pores below;... pores 0.5–2.5 mm in diameter, pentagonal to hexagonal and sometimes irregularly elongated, larger near the base and smaller near the edge, the marginal pores often incomplete, pore edges pruinose when dry. Stipe obvious, laterally attached, concolorous with pileus, straight, cylindrical, or tapered to a slightly wider base"
Favolaschia claudopus - orange pore fungus NB: Taxonomic split as of 24/3/22. https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/10/1397 Originating in Madagascar, these fruiting bodies seen on the North Island of New Zealand. Caps varied between 5 mm and 20 mm in diameter, upper surface smooth. Larger ellipsoidal pores nearest to the stem and smaller more angular pores near the cap margin. Agaricales,Basidiomycota,Fall,Favolaschia claudopus,Fungi,Geotagged,New Zealand,Orange Porecap,Orange pore fungus,autumn,macro,mycenaceae

Appearance

A gregarious, small, bright orange fungus often found in huge clusters on fallen forest timber.

Naming

Previously Favolaschia calocera which is now a Favolaschia calocera complex.

Distribution

Australia and New Zealand

Status

No known threat

Behavior

Invasive possibly displacing endemic species.

Habitat

Dead damp timber usually in wet forest.

Reproduction

28,000 sexes?

Food

Timber

Evolution

Originally from Madagascar but genetics has proven the existence of at least four new species in various parts of the world.

References:

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https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Favolaschia_calocera
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/10/1397/htm
Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassDacrymycetes
OrderDacrymycetales
FamilyDacrymycetaceae
GenusFavolaschia
SpeciesFavolaschia claudopus
Photographed in
New Zealand