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Observation: Dacrymycetales sp. (8473)

When: 2008-01-31
Collection location: Madidi National Park, Bolivia [Click for map]
Who: Danny Newman (newmy51)
Herbarium specimen available

Notes: Dried specimen obtainable with permission from el Herbario Nacional de Bolivia

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Proposed Name User Community Vote
Cotylidia sp.   newmy51   27% (1)   Eye
Recognized by sight: Fan shaped; growing in clusters colonizing dead wood; topical climate; very common to both coastal/sandy and rain forest habitats.
Used references: Larry Evans of the Western Montana Mycological Assosciation
Dacrymycetales sp.   TomVolk   75% (1)   Eyes
Recognized by sight: see comments below.

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Created: 2008-07-23 09:18:38
By: Tom Volk (TomVolk)
Summary: Dacrymyces? Dacryopinax?

I’m pretty sure this is a member of the Dacrymycetales, probably Dacrymyces or Dacryopinax. The color of these species is very disrinct— I think they all share the same pigment. Check microscopically to look for tuining fork basidia.

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Observation created: Tue Jul 22 16:42:34 -0700 2008
Last modified: Tue Jul 22 16:42:34 -0700 2008
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