24-03-2026 21:37
Elisabeth StöckliBonsoir,Sur bois (tronc) très pourri de conifère
25-03-2026 10:35
Hulda Caroline HolteHello,I collected this species growing on a dead b
26-03-2026 15:31
Åke Widgren
Hello,I found this one in October last year, on r
25-03-2026 22:23
Marc Detollenaere
Dear Forum,On a debarked stem of Tilia, we found s
24-03-2026 15:44
Åge OterhalsI hope someone can confirm the name of this collec
25-03-2026 20:53
François BartholomeeusenDear forum members,On 23 March 2026, I found sever
23-03-2026 20:16
Miguel Ángel Ribes
Good eveningI'm unable to identify this Coprotus o
25-03-2026 15:06
Bernard CLESSE
Bonjour à toutes et tous,Pourriez-vous me confirm
Pilobolus oedipus/lentiger?
Niek Schrier,
27-12-2021 13:09
A few months ago (18-10-2021) I found a Pilobolus on dog feces in Utrecht (The Netherlands).
The spores are round (Q around 1) and vary a lot in diameter, ranging from 9 to 17 micrometers (see foto's, scarebars are 2,9 micrometer for foto's with biggest magnification). The walls of the spores are thin, indicating this is P. lentiger. However, this species was not yet recorded in The Netherlands and P. oedipus is.
Does anyone have experiance with this genus? And could you tell which species it is?
Thanks in advance,
Kind regards,
Niek
Malcolm Greaves,
27-12-2021 19:40
Re : Pilobolus oedipus/lentiger?
I would definitely call these P sphaerosporus rather than P oedipus. Thespores show no sign of the thick wall and relatively consistant size of oedipus.
Niek Schrier,
29-12-2021 15:00
Re : Pilobolus oedipus/lentiger?
Thank you for the conformation Malcolm!