09-11-2025 13:20
Josep Torres
Hello.A tiny ascomycete, appearing as erupting gra
08-11-2025 00:29
Francois Guay
I found this species in Quebec, Canada, on herbace
04-11-2025 09:07
Josep Torres
Hello.A suspected Hymenoscyphus sprouting on a thi
04-11-2025 12:43
Edvin Johannesen
Hi! One more found on old Populus tremula log in O
03-11-2025 21:34
Edvin Johannesen
These tiny (0.4-0.5 mm diam.), whitish, short-stip
Black 'wool' on resin
Juuso Äikäs,
19-03-2021 19:04
Is it possible to get a name for this or is this some random, nameless memeber of fungi imperfecti?
David Malloch,
19-03-2021 19:50
Re : Black 'wool' on resin
This could be Amorphotheca resinae, a species that is able to metabolize hydrocarbons. It can sometimes be a contaminant in jet fuels. The anamorph is often reported as Cladosporium resinae.
Juuso Äikäs,
19-03-2021 20:10
Re : Black 'wool' on resin
Thank you, that's interesting!
James Mitchell,
20-03-2021 05:30
Re : Black 'wool' on resin
Could it instead be the mononematous form of Sorocybe resinae? I think that is more likely to find on resin. The adoption of the epithet "resinae" for the kerosene fungus was based on an error (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2104743/), though it has been reported from resin (https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1942.tb10247.x).
Juuso Äikäs,
20-03-2021 10:01
Re : Black 'wool' on resin
Thanks! In the pictures it does look quite similar. Amorphotheca, Cladosporium, Sorocybe, Hormodendrum... a confusing number of resinaes.