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Powdered Fringe Lichen (Heterodermia speciosa)Observer
zihaowangDescription
On maple. Identified by James Lendemer.
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Lepiota asperulaObserver
sigridjakobDescription
On wood chips and leaf litter. Spores dextrinoid 3.9µm-4.3µm x 2.7µm-2.8µm (in Melzer's)
A short string of DNA points to Lepiota jacobi
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American Shag (Ephebe americana)Observer
samuelbrinkerDescription
Thalli small rosettes; spores bean-shaped, 8/ascus, 10.1–11.8 x 2.8–3.9 µm
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Gold Dust Lichen (Chrysothrix candelaris)Observer
larryhalversonDescription
Ok who had the spray can? Found mostly on the dead spruce but also on the bark of the living spruce.
Habitat: Mixed Douglas fir/ spruce forest - Moss and Labrador Tea understory
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Life (Life)Observer
jfmantisDescription
Striking golden colored ~~mines~~ lines. On Persicaria virginiana?
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Dotted Hornwort (Anthoceros punctatus)Observer
zihaowangDescription
In Brooklyn. 8/19/2024. Spores were examined under 800x.
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Alternating Dog Lichen (Peltigera didactyla)Observer
zihaowangDescription
Sorediate. In sandy soil in Brooklyn.
In packet
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Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)Observer
mnerrieDescription
Unsure of ID. I used the first suggestion from iNaturalist. It was found on a butterfly bush.
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Ascomycete Fungi (Phylum Ascomycota)Observer
farmscape_ecologyDescription
cups -- 2-5mm diameter, 4 mm tall
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Chinese Alangium (Alangium chinense)Observer
zihaowangDescription
Naturalized in a weedy lot.
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Orbilia sarrazinianaObserver
ethancrensonDescription
Growing on wood lying on the ground.
Spores:
fusiform-clavate, with the upper end acute and other end rounded. The spore body a long, sometimes winding form ending at the pointed end of the spore:
The spores: 4.9-7.5 x 1.3-1.6µm.
The spore bodies: 2-4µm in length
Asci:
22.9-27.7 x 3.4-3.9µm
truncate apex, furcate base. The spores at the top of the asci with spore bodies oriented down. The spores lower in the asci with spore bodies oriented upward.
Paraphyses:
capitate, with glutinous material covering the apex
19.8 x 3.1µm
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Genus DiaportheObserver
ethancrensonDescription
On a dead branch of hardwood. This is some kind of hyphomycete (is it synnematous or pycnidial?). The fourth photo shows a section through one of the fruiting bodies showing conidiospores developing in a chamber embedded in the wood which travel up the neck through a rather broad channel to the apex of the neck which protrudes from the bark.
Conidiospores:
Hyaline with oil droplets, ellipsoid, smooth, aseptate
8.6-12.5 x 3.8-4.9µm
Q=2.0-3.0
N=33
Me=10.3 x 4.2µm
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Higher Ascomycetes (Subphylum Pezizomycotina)Observer
tom1548Description
Acer host
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Rock Pimple (Willeya diffractella)Observer
novapatchDescription
18 × 15 mm thallus on stone wall
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Genus EurypauropusObserver
zdankoDescription
Same individual as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200873591
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
hb2000Description
On sweetgum fruit.
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Agrobacteria (Genus Agrobacterium)Observer
hb2000Description
Growth on a Northern red oak.
1 m in diameter.
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
davidenriqueDescription
Growing on bark. I think Quercus?
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
davidenriqueDescription
on Chamaecyparis thyoides
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Sticta canariensisObserver
sus_scrofaDescription
stunning lichen. gorgeous. love love love. growing on bark of a tree. lower surface of thallus was white, and appeared to be covered in dense white cilia.
tentative ID as the cyanobacterial morph of this species.
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zihaowangDescription
Teliospores on the leaves of naturalized bamboo in a wild forest. Found by @sus_scrofa
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Rosette Lichens, Frost Lichens, and Allies (Family Physciaceae)Observer
tom1548
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Genus HypogastruraObserver
potatolord_lordofpotatoesDescription
Small black hairy springtails on a wet rock amidst snow
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Ochre Bracket (Trametes ochracea)Observer
zitsermDescription
On a hardwood stick. With interesting insects on it
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
pilcrowchevronDescription
On raw wood bench slats
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
pilcrowchevronDescription
On bark
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Typical Shield Lichens (Subfamily Parmelioideae)Observer
pilcrowchevronDescription
On brick. Tightly adhered.
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Powdery-margined Cryptic Shade Lichen (Physciella chloantha)Observer
pilcrowchevronDescription
On Brick. Notably pale vs. Nearby shade lichens.
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Reed Rust (Puccinia phragmitis)Observer
zihaowangDescription
On phragmites. Spores viewed under 800x. Tentative ID.
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Grape and Sheppard's Plume Moths (Complex Geina periscelidactylus)Observer
mabuva2021
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Segmented Worms (Phylum Annelida)Observer
zitsermDescription
Many of these thin, grayish worms in the vernal pool. Very quick and squirmy.
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Alpheus hyeyoungaeObserver
anudibranchmomDescription
Perhaps a pistol shrimp of some sort?
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
potatolord_lordofpotatoesDescription
Unsure of ID
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Angle-winged Katydids (Genus Microcentrum)Observer
goldwrenDescription
Katydid eggs!
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True Slime Moulds (Class Myxomycetes)Observer
elantrybuchDescription
Moist Chamber, creeping around
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zitsermDescription
Ethan did the microscopy to identify this fungus:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148491646
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Cave Bristletail (Trigoniophthalmus alternatus)Observer
jfmantisDescription
This might be two different individuals.
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Perching Birds (Order Passeriformes)Observer
zitsermDescription
Nest with plastic material on a Kousa dogwood
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elantrybuchDescription
Growing on Bark
Spores: 9.5 - 10µm
Sporrothecae dull gray, spores yellow in mass but colorless-gray on the slide.
Sporocarps: 1.15mm
Sporothecae .27mm
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Camaropella pugillusObserver
ethancrensonDescription
Substrate may be Pinus. Immersed perithecia emerging in a cushion-like stroma. There is white material between the ostioles. There is a yellow staining to the wood. Asci IKI-, 50-64 x 5-6µm, the spore bearing part 30-39µm. The spores are ellipsoid, light brown, with two guttules, 5-7 x 2.5-3µm, no visible septa. There is what appears to be a germ pore at one end.
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Meadow Spikemoss (Selaginella apoda)Observer
xrisDescription
Selaginella apoda, Green-Wood Cemetery, December 2021
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Walnut Husk Maggot Fly (Rhagoletis suavis)Observer
zitsermDescription
Maggots inside a Black walnut husk
