Nature photos
Hankley Common, 9 September 2022 This was the first walk with the new group led by Sara Shepley. We walked along Woolfords Lane at Hankley Common. Below is the report and species list from Sara. Despite the summer drought and then recent, torrential rain we found a good selection of fungi including some unusual species. … Continue reading "U3A: Fascinating Fungi @ Hankley"
Read MoreKingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Hymenoptera Ants, Bees, Wasps, Sawflies & Horntails This is a large order of insects that have existed since the Triassic period. the name derives from the ancient Greek word hymen, meaning membrane, and pteron, wing. They are often thought of as the stinging insects and … Continue reading "Order Hymenoptera"
Read MoreKingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Hemiptera True bugs, hoppers, aphids & allies This is a large group of insects with more than 75,000 species, nearly 2,000 of which can be found in the UK. They include shieldbugs, plant bugs, bed bugs, pondskaters, cicadas, water bugs, aphids, and scale insects. They … Continue reading "Order Hemiptera"
Read MoreKingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Rodentia Rodents are the largest order of mammals, accounting for roughly 40% of all living mammal species. They occur on every continent except Antarctica and occupy a wide range of habitats, from forests and grasslands to deserts and wetlands. They are characterised by a single … Continue reading "Order Rodentia — Rodents"
Read MoreHere are a few orders of Agaricomycetes where I only have a few examples. Order Geastrales Family: Geastraceae Geastrum fimbriatum, sessile earthstar Geastrum triplex, collared earthstar Order Gloeophyllales Family: Gloeophyllaceae Gloeophyllum odoratum, anise mazegill This did smell strongly of anise. Order Gomphales Family: Gomphaceae Ramaria stricta, upright coral Order Phallales Family: Phallaceae Phallus impudicus, Stinkhorn … Continue reading "Other Agaricomycetes"
Read MoreKingdom: Fungi > Phylum: Basidiomycota > Class: Agaricomycetes > Order: Hymenochaetales This order is based on molecular studies rather than unifying morphological characteristics. They are mostly wood-decaying species with the majority causing white rot. Family: Hymenochaetaceae Hymenochaete rubiginosa, oak curtain crust Inonotus cuticularis, clustered bracket Xanthoporia radiata, alder bracket Family: Schizoporaceae Schizopora paradoxa, split porecrust Xylodon sambuci (syn. … Continue reading "Order Hymenochaetales"
Read MoreKingdom: Fungi > Phylum: Basidiomycota > Class: Agaricomycetes > Order: Cantharellales As well as the chanterelles, this order also includes some of the tooth fungi and others. I only have a few examples in two families so far. Family: Cantharellaceae Cantharellus cibarius, chanterelle Hydnum repandum, wood hedgehog Rickenella fibula, orange mosscap Family: Clavulinaceae Clavulina coralloides, crested … Continue reading "Order Cantharellales"
Read MoreKingdom: Fungi > Phylum: Basidiomycota > Class: Tremellomycetes These are yeasts, dimorphic taxa, and species that form complex fruiting bodies. There are 3 orders: Cystofilobasidiales in plants, Filobasidiella in human and insects and, Tremellales on mosses etc. Order: Tremellales Family: Tremellaceae Tremella aurantia, golden ear (parasitic on Stereum hirsutum, hairy curtain crust) Tremella mesenterica, yellow brain, jelly … Continue reading "Class Tremellomycetes"
Read MoreKingdom: Fungi > Phylum: Basidiomycota > Class: Dacrymycetes This is a class that consists of only one family of jelly fungi Order Dacrymycetales Family: Dacrymycetaceae Calocera cornea, small stagshorn Calocera viscosa, yellow stagshorn Dacrymyces stillatus, common jelly spot
Read MoreKingdom: Fungi > Phylum: Basidiomycota > Class: Agaricomycetes > Order: Cantharellales These are the bracket fungi. 1. Family: Fomitopsidaceae Fomitopsis betulina, birch polypore, birch bracket, razorstrop Phaeolus schweinitzii, dyer’s mazegill 2. Family: Gandodermataceae Ganoderma australe, southern bracket Ganoderma resinaceum 3. Family: Grifolaceae Grifola frondosa, Hen-of-the-wood 4. Family: Meripilaceae Meripilus giganteus, giant polypore 5. … Continue reading "Order Polyporales"
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