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johnny_peyote
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A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji

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#15795870 - 02/12/12 12:11 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

Just got back from an amazing three weeks in Fiji. Found some cool stuff while i was there. Mainly just showing some cool photos but if you know what these are, then please let me know. Found a cool little cordyceps (i think) which im hoping someone knows the name of.

Anyway here goes. All of these were found in a jungle about 15 minutes north of Suva, Fiji.

1: Growing out of a stick just above the ground

2: Tiny (about 5mm caps), growing out of log next to a waterfall

3: Puffball type thing, before and after releasing spores

4: Strange encrusting fungus, looks like lizard eggs

5: Another one with some awesome colours

6: Maybe a mycena sp. Tiny again with a cap about 5mm or less across. Stype was barely thicker than a hair

7: And lastly, the cordyceps. Infected a moth which was found attached to a fern leaf. Didnt get as much detail as i wanted with the photos but looks pretty recognizable for someone who knows their cordyceps

I think a leaf got in the way of the flash on that last one.

The waterfall where they were found:

Bonus photos of some flowers:

Musa velutina

And im out. Happy hunting!
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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: johnny_peyote]
#15795932 - 02/12/12 12:35 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

woah dude thats sick :laugh:

love the moth :P might not be infected could just be some evolutionary trait

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: plasma21]
#15796119 - 02/12/12 02:08 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

AWESOME!

Too immature to tell on the moth cordyceps, and yes it definitely is. I think it could possibly be a variety of Cordyceps tuberculata species.

All the pictures are so amazing.

You mention that Puffball like fungi, and said it released its spores in the last image of it. Is the inside powdery or Fleshy? And is the Pileus hard like a shell now? Can't really tell from the image. I ask because if it is fleshy, it may not be a Gasteromycete after all and just have been halfway eaten. Would have to hear touch observations to really know what it is.

Really quality stuff. So cool how that single Mycena looking species is growing out of a leaf.

Are you going to be in Fiji any longer? If so you could really tell what the cordyceps is in about 2 days, pushing it with 3-4 days, after the image was taken. Then it will be fully mature and sporulating.

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johnny_peyote
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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: RigVedaLXVII.Soma]
#15796139 - 02/12/12 02:23 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

That looks pretty damn close, thanks man :thumbup:

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Unfortunately im back home now so cant get anymore photos. Im just happy i saw it as it was, never thought id come across a cordyceps like that in the wild. Would love to know how it looks now!

I didnt touch the inside of the puffball but the inside looked powdery. May have been eaten. The complete ones felt pretty rock hard, not how you'd expect a puffball to feel.

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: plasma21]
#15796149 - 02/12/12 02:29 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

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love the moth :P might not be infected could just be some evolutionary trait

No, that's a cordyceps alright. That moth has experienced death by fungus.

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: koraks]
#15796180 - 02/12/12 02:55 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

Number 6 could be Marasmius? Maybe Marasmius rotula?

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: hungrygoldfish]
#15796230 - 02/12/12 03:47 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

Those are some beautiful photos.

I may have liked the puffball the most :cheers:

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: alcoholichunter]
#15796236 - 02/12/12 03:54 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

Nice photos, neat trip!

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: hungrygoldfish]
#15796290 - 02/12/12 04:42 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

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Number 6 could be Marasmius? Maybe Marasmius rotula?

Yes, something like that.

@riverdweller: your new avatar is kinda hot.

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: koraks]
#15796296 - 02/12/12 04:44 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

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koraks said:
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Number 6 could be Marasmius? Maybe Marasmius rotula?

Yes, something like that.

@riverdweller: your new avatar is kinda hot.

I feel disturbed about how turned I am from a girl kissing a tree like that.

Maybe I'm just not trying to accept a new fetish :tongue:

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: johnny_peyote]
#15796315 - 02/12/12 04:59 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

Great photos... love photo 6, not to mention the cordyceps

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: Zinkoz]
#15796456 - 02/12/12 06:24 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

4. Is a lycogala sp. probably different from the one we have in the US, but is definately a slime mold (technically nonfungal)...

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: johnny_peyote]
#15796478 - 02/12/12 06:35 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

Awesome post Johnny :super:

You found some cool stuff

I'm not sure what most of your fungi are, but I'll make some suggestions anyway
1. Tremella fuciformis
2. Mycena sp.
3. Something related to Lycoperdon pyriforme?
4-5. ?
6. Marasmius sp.
7. Awesome cordyceps... I think you need microscopy to identify them properly

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: johnny_peyote]
#15796479 - 02/12/12 06:38 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

6) Marasmius species
7) Akanthtomyces species

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#15796543 - 02/12/12 07:07 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

absolutely great photography,
is there any way to analyze the cordyceps without a fruit?

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: trigger]
#15796554 - 02/12/12 07:10 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

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is there any way to analyze the cordyceps without a fruit?

It is fruiting, but is Akanthomyces rather than Cordyceps.

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#15796581 - 02/12/12 07:18 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

Can you tell me what puffball that is Alan?

I'm just curious

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#15796588 - 02/12/12 07:20 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

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Alan Rockefeller said:
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trigger said:
is there any way to analyze the cordyceps without a fruit?

It is fruiting, but is Akanthomyces rather than Cordyceps.

Damn thats awesome. Never heard of that one. Learned something awesome today! Good call.

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: koraks]
#15796746 - 02/12/12 08:13 AM (3 months, 15 days ago)

@ Koraks and AlcoHunt - Supastaaaaa!

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: alcoholichunter]
#15797879 - 02/12/12 01:12 PM (3 months, 15 days ago)

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Can you tell me what puffball that is Alan?

No.

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johnny_peyote
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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#15799192 - 02/12/12 05:05 PM (3 months, 15 days ago)

Wow, awesome thanks Alan :thumbup:

. Would never have thought to look elsewhere than cordyceps.

Cant wait to get back to Fiji.

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: johnny_peyote]
#15799494 - 02/12/12 06:06 PM (3 months, 15 days ago)

It's still a cordyceps in a sense... Akanthomyces are an anamorphic form (reproduce asexually by producing conidia) of a telemorphic Cordyceps species (reproduce sexually by producing ascospores).

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: TimmiT]
#15799522 - 02/12/12 06:13 PM (3 months, 15 days ago)

Acording to the new ICN nomenclature rules, the anamorphic and telemorphic forms will share the same name, with which ever one was published first taking priority.

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#15799647 - 02/12/12 06:35 PM (3 months, 15 days ago)

I thought that they were going to take the telemorph name. So they're not all going to become Cordyceps? That will make things so confusing.

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: TimmiT]
#15799682 - 02/12/12 06:47 PM (3 months, 15 days ago)

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TimmiT said:
I thought that they were going to take the telemorph name. So they're not all going to become Cordyceps? That will make things so confusing.

See http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax/2011/00000060/00000005/art00030

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#15799739 - 02/12/12 06:58 PM (3 months, 15 days ago)

Thanks

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#15800103 - 02/12/12 08:14 PM (3 months, 15 days ago)

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Alan Rockefeller said:
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Can you tell me what puffball that is Alan?

No.

It's cool,

I just figured I would ask

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: alcoholichunter]

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#15841128 - 02/21/12 02:11 AM (3 months, 6 days ago)

One last bonus photo of a Phallus indusiatus which i forgot about:

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: johnny_peyote]
#15841141 - 02/21/12 02:19 AM (3 months, 6 days ago)

Those are awesome.

I wonder why they produce a lattice like net structure.

Maybe as a barrier to protect the spore producing lamellae from predators. Is the net Sticky? as to catch insects that try to climb through it?

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: johnny_peyote]
#15841181 - 02/21/12 02:46 AM (3 months, 6 days ago)

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One last bonus photo of a Phallus indusiatus which i forgot about:

I adjusted the color levels and saturation with The Gimp and nominated it for pic of the month.

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: RigVedaLXVII.Soma]
#15841184 - 02/21/12 02:49 AM (3 months, 6 days ago)

The spores are produced on the surface of the cap (the brown slimy part) which attracts insects to spread them. If you look closely you can see a little fly on the cap. Not sure what the point of the net is. I dont think it was sticky.

It also could be a P. merulinus, as the ones we saw were all pretty small (between 7-15cm) :shrug:

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: johnny_peyote]
#15841210 - 02/21/12 03:11 AM (3 months, 6 days ago)

Holy crap thanks Alan! :rockon:

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: johnny_peyote]
#15841218 - 02/21/12 03:18 AM (3 months, 6 days ago)

That's a pretty sweet mushroom. My friend showed me a time lapse of it one time.

Blew my mind

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Re: A cordyceps and a few other fungi from Suva, Fiji [Re: johnny_peyote]
#15841241 - 02/21/12 03:44 AM (3 months, 6 days ago)

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alcoholichunter said:
That's a pretty sweet mushroom. My friend showed me a time lapse of it one time.

Blew my mind

Yeah there is a time lapse of it on Planet Earth "jungles" episode. It is quite amazing.

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The spores are produced on the surface of the cap (the brown slimy part) which attracts insects to spread them. If you look closely you can see a little fly on the cap. Not sure what the point of the net is. I dont think it was sticky.

It also could be a P. merulinus, as the ones we saw were all pretty small (between 7-15cm)

Thats pretty awesome, Didnt know that..

Im gonna have to look into it, cuz now I need to know...

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