So what lives on one of these algal infested lovely's I soaked them in distilled water and then scraped one to get a closer view of the algae that was covering this fungi. This is also, called by some, a shelf lichen, of which it is in no way a species of lichen, at least to my knowledge.
The bracket fungi as seen through the Meiji EMZ-13TR @ 10X to give you some idea from what I have taken the next two images from.
Not too sure of what this is, maybe a microsporidium or something of that nature.
And last but not least, the algae that is infesting the fungi.
Bracket Fungi, What's on or in them...?
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Doug asked:
Bernhard:
I believe you are right. I never Googled them but I have seen photos and references to them in past searchs for things of microscopic nature. I just could not remember the proper name. Thanks Bernhard
I have not researched them Doug but I would assume that they are a reproductive body of sorts, probably to aid in spore dispersal but then again some of the bracket fungi release spores from underneath I think. I know little about them. Thanks Doug.In the first photo, there looks like smaller fungi growing on the shelf fungi...is that what the small black things are with the small heads?
Bernhard:
I believe you are right. I never Googled them but I have seen photos and references to them in past searchs for things of microscopic nature. I just could not remember the proper name. Thanks Bernhard
Neat little project!
I suppose it makes sense there would be algae there as fungi like moist environments. But I would have thought that lack of light might be a problem tho, but obviously they manage!
I suppose it makes sense there would be algae there as fungi like moist environments. But I would have thought that lack of light might be a problem tho, but obviously they manage!
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Cyclops commented:
There was plenty of light in the area form where I took the bracket fungi samples there Cyclops. Back during the first part of the summer, some logging was done in the woodland area from which I had taken the samples. They were growing on an old hardwood stump and the area around it recieved a moderate amount of day and sunlight, so the algae had a place to bloom. Thanks CyclopsI suppose it makes sense there would be algae there as fungi like moist environments. But I would have thought that lack of light might be a problem tho, but obviously they manage!
Hey heres a thoght. Do you think that, back in the mists of time, this kind of cohabiting (cant call it symbiosis) eventually led to the development of lichens?
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