Hyphomycete on dead tick. Internal hyphae present indicating it my be entopathogenic (but could perhaps be a saprobe). Was not growing on any subtrate around it. Small hyaline conidiaphores with gluttulated base with the rest being clear, 2 sepate one septa and one near the conidial ball, ending in slimy ball of globulose conidia which are perhaps slightly pigmented.
2nd photo taken 24 hours after the first photo, eggs hatched this morning. Video https://youtu.be/DuV8TObcXMo
Santa Barbara County, California
A mature medusa ready to detach from the parent polyp.
Medusoids are free swimming and sexual, release sperm or eggs based on its sex, on fertilization of the released gonads a planula larva is produced which settles onto a substrate to grow into a sessile hydrozoan.
On aphid sticking it to the leaf. Large warted asexual spores coming off of internal hyphae.
Is it Sporodiniella? I did initially think the substrate was dung, but it was only 10mm long and difficult to see properly.
Disclaimer: This observation includes ALL the photographs I intended to take of this particular organism. That may NOT include images of the entire organism, all of its defining characteristics, or the general area in which it was found. I am already aware that this may reduce the likelihood of a species level identification.
Castle Rock State Park- Pseudotsuga menziesii, Arbutus menziesii, Notholithocarpus densiflorus dominant mixed hardwood/conifer forest
Growing on dead Toxicodendron diversilobum vines
Extremely tiny eruptions of fungal material through the periderm. Immature fungus resembles a featureless orange glob, while mature expressions resemble bright red, spherical berries
If these are still different species please indicate. Including the all together as one observation - assuming they're all the same species - for ease of having multiple reference photos for identification
Moose dung donated by Bruce Welkovich via Alison Pollack
Found on decomposing wood in a mixed redwood/hardwood forest. Second photo shows the cluster with the tip of a pencil for scale.
Possibly Doto onusta?
on hydroid Dynamena pumila
in moist chamber #496 06--21/09/2024 on bark of Fraxinus excelsior (bark was harvested 20/07/2024 in « Belvédère du Prêtre »)
TH= 0.28mm, sporocyst 0,14 x Ø 0,15mm.
spores 11.1, 11.1x14 µm, hyalines
AM 5451
On log.
What is this, it's driving me crazy?!
There was some kind of growling/rumbling/creaking coming from under the thick layer of leaves on the floor. It was coming from many different spots in that area, dozens of it right under that tree in the photo.
Once I found a lizard running away, but I just couldn't find anything else that would make such a sound.
Does anyone have an idea what it could be?
On the cover of a vinyl record case. The colony was huge and had a pastel dirty cream color. Tons of conidia were hiding the capitate end of conidiophores.
Beached sea fireflies/umihotaru releasing luciferin. Multiple individuals photographed including gravid females. Macro shots showing luminescence are long exposures.
First and second image are handheld stacks processed with https://focusstackingonline.com , retouched in PS express
This Giant Kelp was growing next to the dock, seemingly attached to the sandy seafloor 10 feet below. I photographed 73 organisms on the kelp's upper blades.
The following organisms were on its blades: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=33.713263692028875&nelng=-118.28296242233492&place_id=any&q=%22on%20Giant%20Kelp%22&subview=map&swlat=33.713221858326094&swlng=-118.2829946088431&user_id=kyle_eaton_photography&verifiable=any
Photo 7 was edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop.
Found on seaweed collected at Ballyhenry
Attempt made to identify (!) help welcome ☺️
Incredible anther morphology, which kind of epitomizes some of the cool things found in flowers of this family, Commelinaceae.
Viagem em que demos a volta na escócia, com um motorhome, no sentido horário, parando nos pontos mais interessantes que encontramos relacionado à observação da natureza. A viagem durou 20 dias.
At 20m on dive site Black Carrs.
Taken in Jul-2000. I believe from locals, that not many have been sighted this far south in the NNS.
1m depth; observed and photographed by Ally Moore. Length about 25mm.
This is Toxisarcon alba Wilding, 2002.
This is a foraminiferan (Granuloreticulosea), Monothalamea. It belongs to Rhizaria.
They come from the artificial reef and were collected by diving by Tom Wilding, who described the species.
70 feet deep / 21 m
About 5 inches bell height
Video: https://vimeo.com/267115546
From sediment samples taken during the 2017 Elba Marine Biology Course of the University of Basel.
Viagem em que demos a volta na escócia, com um motorhome, no sentido horário, parando nos pontos mais interessantes que encontramos relacionado à observação da natureza. A viagem durou 20 dias.
Unknown jelly sampled on the DFO Quebec Region trawl survey.
I have visited 10 distilleries where this fungus is rampant. Usually expresses as sooty staining on external walls, nearby trees, signposts and street furniture. It forms on structures up to 600 metres (downwind?) away from Distilleries and Bond Warehouses. It is known to cause unsightly staining on nearby modern dwellings.
It is granular and can be scraped from the surface and cultivated. Here we see examples on structures at the Blair Athol Distillery, as well as one or two from other locations..
3 Pictures showing the distinctive spore chains
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudoinia_compniacensis
The first photo shows the mature receptacles of Channelled Wrack (Pelvetia canaliculata)
During my November investigation I came across the ascomycete fungus
Stigmidium ascophylli.
This is recorded in Northern Europe, sparsely in the USA under a different name and extensively in the UK (GBIF)
The accepted name here may be a synonym
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My sources for ID are -
•http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.p•hp?task=fiche&lichen=823&lang=en
https://www.outerhebridesfungi.co.uk/species.php?id=430
Six flower spikes within a 10~ meter stretch along the western edge of the footpath under tree cover.
Unspotted version?
Helicodendron conglomeratum
( distal end of the coil is going clockwise, shown on the last photo)
On submerge wood in a stream
Female ♀ and hermaphrodite ⚥ flowers
this one in a capsule that is seen in some of the images, billowing about.. any ideas?