Spores and hyphae
.... of a basidiomycete, corticioid fungus. The fungus grows on rotting wood, and is an inconspicuous looking thing, rather like a fluffy,pale lilac (tomentose) substance spreading over the wood. This is a minute sample of it, taken on the tip of a needle and looked at down a compound microscope. The particularly interesting thing here, was these ornamented spores, like little maces. This one keyed out to Tomentella thelephoraceae.
It's a bit fuzzy, as are all these microscopic shots I've posted, but some of you might find it interesting to see this kind of detail. I hope so.
Spores and hyphae
.... of a basidiomycete, corticioid fungus. The fungus grows on rotting wood, and is an inconspicuous looking thing, rather like a fluffy,pale lilac (tomentose) substance spreading over the wood. This is a minute sample of it, taken on the tip of a needle and looked at down a compound microscope. The particularly interesting thing here, was these ornamented spores, like little maces. This one keyed out to Tomentella thelephoraceae.
It's a bit fuzzy, as are all these microscopic shots I've posted, but some of you might find it interesting to see this kind of detail. I hope so.