Soil Cup Tarzetta cupularis

e6filmuser

This is a small (ca 10mm) fungus which occurs (mostly) as a solitary fruiting body. This year I have found it three times in compost in flower pots. This third one is unseasonably late but this is because it was in as heated greenhouse (minimum 15C).

It lacks the crystalline appearance of the first one, which was more mature.

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1591138/#14813557

Olympus EM-1 (manual mode), Olympus 4/3 x2 TC, Olympus 4/3 50mm f2 macro, f11 (first) then f14 ISO 800, twin flash hand-held.

The stereos are crosseye.

Harold

Lord Vetinari

Nice find and shots. What a neat looking fungus.
Brian V.

e6filmuser

@Lord Vetinari said:
Nice find and shots. What a neat looking fungus.
Brian V.

Thanks, Brian.

I love the fine structure detail and can never resist photographing it whenever it turns up. This is not a species we have found in our species-listing forays.

Harold

e6filmuser

Here is what it looks like today. This is what happens when a cup tries to form a plate. Not very tidy!

Harold