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19-11-2025 20:51

Andreas Millinger Andreas Millinger

Good evening,found this species on a felled trunk

19-11-2025 13:04

Bruno Coué Bruno Coué

Bonjour,je  sollicite votre avis pour la récote

17-11-2025 21:46

Philippe PELLICIER

Bonjour,Récolté sur bois pourrissant de feuillu

18-11-2025 18:26

David Malloch David Malloch

I am trying to locate the article, Müller, E. 195

16-11-2025 21:09

Robin Isaksson Robin Isaksson

Anyone recognize this acc. to pictures.? Found on

18-11-2025 13:59

Nogueira Héctor

November 14, 2025 Brazuelo (León) SPAIN Hymenosc

17-11-2025 19:14

herman lambert

Apothécie discoïde 0.6 cm diam., orangeFace hymÃ

17-11-2025 21:57

Philippe PELLICIER

Bonjour,Récolté sur bois de feuillu mort dur, no

14-11-2025 16:26

Marian Jagers Marian Jagers

Hello everyone, On dead wood of Cytisus scoparius

15-11-2025 23:22

Mario Filippa

Hello,this is what I think to be Hymenoscyphus mac

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Pilaira (moreaui)
William de Jong, 13-12-2020 21:02
Hi everyone,

I found something which seems like Pilobolus on rabbit dung in a dry moorland in the Netherlands last saturday. 

Sp1) Is this P. crystalinus? Spores are quite big: average 12,6 x 8,8 µm (n=15), ranging from 10,8 to 13,9 µm in length, but not yellow/orange at all. 
(See the first 4 pictures)

Sp2) Seems to be the same as 1, but slightly bigger spores (up to 15 µm long), average: 13,4 x 8,6 µm (n=8).
(See 5th and 6th picture)

Sp3) What is this?? very big spores.., right out of a Pilobolus-like sporangia: 29,9-33,3 x 15,3-18,9 µm.
(See last 3 pictures)

Can anyone help identifying above mentioned species?

Thanks in advance.

Kind regards, William de Jong
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William de Jong, 13-12-2020 21:38
Re : Pilobolus
Here some pictures of the fruiting bodies as I found them. After taking them home, several got black sporangia which I used for furhter identification. see first message.
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Jacky Launoy, 14-12-2020 08:49
Re : Pilobolus
It looks like Pilaira anomala
Jacky
Malcolm Greaves, 14-12-2020 08:57
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Re : Pilobolus
William
These don’t look like Pilobolus which should have a swelling below the black sporangia.
Mal
William de Jong, 14-12-2020 13:29
Re : Pilaira (moreaui)
Thank you very much for the replies Jacky and Malcolm.   

I thought of Pilaira, but those species seem to be very rare in the Netherlands. Probably because they are overlooked?

I found a paper https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233678649_Taxa_of_Pilaira_Mucorales_Zygomycota_from_China
with a key to Pilaira species. The key rather suggests Pilaira moreaui.
What do you think of this?

And still the third species in my initial post is totally different in size of spores. Any suggestions?

William

Jacky Launoy, 14-12-2020 13:48
Re : Pilobolus
William,

both come on dung from rabit. In Belgium it is not rare but overlooked as you say.

Gr
Jacky