Pseudombrophila skuchennaya (Pseudombrophila aggregata)

Systematika:
  • Departemanta: Ascomycota (Ascomycetes)
  • Fizarana: Pezizomycotina (Pezizomycotins)
  • Kilasy: Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
  • Kilasy: Pezizomycetidae (Pezizomycetes)
  • Ordinatera: Pezizales (Pezizales)
  • Fianakaviana: Pyronemataceae (Pyronemic)
  • Genus: Pseudombrophila (Pseudombrophilic)
  • Type: Pseudombrophila aggregata

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  • Nanfeldia skuchennaya
  • nannfeldtiella aggregat

Pseudombrophila aggregata (Pseudombrophila aggregata) sary sy famaritana

Pseudombrophila crowded is a species with a rather complicated history.

Described as Nannfeldtiella aggregata Eckbl. (Finn-Egil Eckblad (Nor. Finn-Egil Eckblad, 1923-2000) – Norwegian mycologist, specialist in discomycetes) in 1968 as a monotypic species of Nannfeldtiella (Nannfeldtia) in the family Sarcoscyphaceae (Sarkoscyphaceae). Further research showed that the species should be placed in the Pyronemataceae.

Please note: in almost all photographs used as illustrations, there are two types of mushrooms. Bright orange small “buttons” – this is the ground Byssonectria (Byssonectria terrestris). Larger brown “cups” – this is just Pseudombrophila crowded. The fact is that these two species always grow together, apparently forming a symbiosis.

Vatana voankazo: initially spherical, from 0,5 to 1 cm in diameter, with a pubescent surface, then slightly elongates, opens, acquiring a cup-shaped shape, light brownish, coffee with milk or brownish with a lilac tint, with a well-defined darker ribbed edge. With age, it expands to saucer-shaped, while maintaining the “ribbed” edge.

Pseudombrophila aggregata (Pseudombrophila aggregata) sary sy famaritana

In adult fruiting bodies, the size can be up to one and a half centimeters in diameter. The color is light chestnut, brownish, brown, lilac or purple shades may be present. The inner side is darker, smooth, shiny. The outer side is lighter, retains the edge. Integumentary hairs are sparse from above, rather dense downwards, intricately curved, 0,3-0,7 microns thick.

Pseudombrophila aggregata (Pseudombrophila aggregata) sary sy famaritana

leg: absent or very short, mild.

pulp: the mushroom is rather “fleshy” (in proportion to size), the flesh is dense, without much taste and smell.

Mikraoskaopy

Asci are 8-spored, all eight spores mature.

Spores 14,0-18,0 x 6,5-8,0 µm, fusiform, ornamented.

In forests of various types, on leaf litter and on small rotting twigs, in the vicinity of terrestrial Bissonectria. It is considered an “ammonia” fungus, as it grows in places where elk urine is present in the ground.

Given the small size of fruiting bodies and taking into account the specifics of growth (on elk urine), there are probably not so many people who want to experiment with edibility.

Tsy misy angon-drakitra momba ny poizina.

Several species of Pseudombrophila are indicated growing together with some kind of Byssonectria (Byssonectria sp.) They differ at the microscopic level, the size of spores and their number in the asci and the thickness of the integumentary hairs, at the ecological level – the place of growth, namely, on the excrement of which herbivore animal they have grown. Unfortunately, it is practically impossible for an ordinary mushroom picker or photographer to distinguish between these species.

Photo: Alexander, Andrey, Sergey.

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