George R. L. Greiff
@ilichenmoss2.bsky.social
Senior Curator of Bryology, Mycology and Lichenology at Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales. Interested in plant evo-devo and natural history. Microbotanist: bryology and bryo-mycology. Posts reflect my own views.
Nice. Interesting. I'm afraid I am not familiar with this species. I see Vezdaea in that sort of niche but this seems different. One for the books.
December 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Nice. Interesting. I'm afraid I am not familiar with this species. I see Vezdaea in that sort of niche but this seems different. One for the books.
Tricky one but great documentation! Are the apothecia quite rigid or gelatinous? Could you provide a photo of the IKI reaction - is it whole asci or only the apices?
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Tricky one but great documentation! Are the apothecia quite rigid or gelatinous? Could you provide a photo of the IKI reaction - is it whole asci or only the apices?
Congrats, you're churning out some great VCRs!
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Congrats, you're churning out some great VCRs!
I'm not sure about this one, I'm afraid. It superficially looks like Catinaria but can't be that.
November 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I'm not sure about this one, I'm afraid. It superficially looks like Catinaria but can't be that.
You're welcome. It's on the first pic of post 2/2, I think. Would need micro in case it is primordia of the Pleostigma, but they frequently grow together on this host.
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
You're welcome. It's on the first pic of post 2/2, I think. Would need micro in case it is primordia of the Pleostigma, but they frequently grow together on this host.
Hi Jenny. I think this is Pleostigma jungermanniicola on Scapania gracilis. Also present is a smaller black fungus, Epibryon casaresii.
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Hi Jenny. I think this is Pleostigma jungermanniicola on Scapania gracilis. Also present is a smaller black fungus, Epibryon casaresii.
This is awesome! Good luck.
October 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This is awesome! Good luck.
I can't stand seeing those Cladonia mummies. Another frustrating one is the harvesting of large patches of Leucobryum for terraria etc. Really damaging to populations.
October 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I can't stand seeing those Cladonia mummies. Another frustrating one is the harvesting of large patches of Leucobryum for terraria etc. Really damaging to populations.
Sounds like an exciting find!
October 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Sounds like an exciting find!
They do look like hamster ears.
September 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
They do look like hamster ears.
Nice. This one was full of them. I couldn't find any normal tubers...
September 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Nice. This one was full of them. I couldn't find any normal tubers...
@bbsbryology.bsky.social do you also see these sometimes on tuber-bearing Bryaceae?
September 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
@bbsbryology.bsky.social do you also see these sometimes on tuber-bearing Bryaceae?
Definitely. They are very difficult to study using classical morphological methods, and getting DNA sequences and/or cultures would probably also be quite tricky.
September 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Definitely. They are very difficult to study using classical morphological methods, and getting DNA sequences and/or cultures would probably also be quite tricky.
B. scapaniae is closely related to B. gymnomitrii on Gymnomitrium species. Both fungi grow on the lower parts of host shoots. The larger ascomata of the latter make it slightly easier to spot. Both fungi are very rarely recorded.
September 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
B. scapaniae is closely related to B. gymnomitrii on Gymnomitrium species. Both fungi grow on the lower parts of host shoots. The larger ascomata of the latter make it slightly easier to spot. Both fungi are very rarely recorded.
Definitely seen similar drops before. Not sure if that fungus specifically, but it happens.
September 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Definitely seen similar drops before. Not sure if that fungus specifically, but it happens.
Hydnellum peckii can look like this, perhaps it is a place to start. Some mushrooms exude these syrup-like droplets.
September 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Hydnellum peckii can look like this, perhaps it is a place to start. Some mushrooms exude these syrup-like droplets.
Cheers David!
September 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Cheers David!