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CanonRay

(14,119 posts) Tue Jun 11, 2013, 11:33 AM Jun 2013

Any biologists out there that can identify this?

Can anyone identify this? The cups are about 9.5mm wide and 17mm deep. Found on a twig on the ground near the Pacific ocean.

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Any biologists out there that can identify this? (Original Post) CanonRay Jun 2013 OP

maybe birds nest fungus tk2kewl Jun 2013 #1

Barnacles? tridim Jun 2013 #2

looks like an ascomycete cup fungus of some sort.... mike_c Jun 2013 #3

I was guessing some sort of fungus, and was going to refer the poster to you. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #4

Thanks to all! CanonRay Jun 2013 #5

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)

1. maybe birds nest fungus

Reply to CanonRay (Original post)

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 11:37 AM

Jun 2013

http://www.herbarium.iastate.edu/fungi/fungispecies.php?sp=Cyathus+stercorius+%28Schw.%29+deToni

tridim

(45,358 posts)

2. Barnacles?

Reply to CanonRay (Original post)

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 11:45 AM

Jun 2013

http://www.google.com/search?q=barnacles&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=A0a3Ua_JO8WF8gG03YDwCA&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1463&bih=867

mike_c

(36,281 posts)

3. looks like an ascomycete cup fungus of some sort....

Reply to CanonRay (Original post)

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 11:51 AM

Jun 2013

Last edited Tue Jun 11, 2013, 01:33 PM - Edit history (1)

edit: Yep, tk2kewl nailed it. It's bird's nest fungus, an ascomycete in the Nidulariaceae.

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

4. I was guessing some sort of fungus, and was going to refer the poster to you.

Reply to mike_c (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 12:10 PM

Jun 2013

You ALWAYS know these things!

CanonRay

(14,119 posts)

5. Thanks to all!

Reply to mike_c (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 04:32 PM

Jun 2013

I knew there were people on here way smarter than myself!

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