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Category Archives: Fungi

Amauroderma rude: Speaking of Large Mushrooms!

August 21, 2019by rathomas49 Leave a comment

Amauroderma rude is a large mushroom native to Australia that occurs also in the Arima Valley of Trinidad. It is presumably the largest mushroom in Trinidad and is found in […]

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Pestalotiopsis or what?

July 30, 2012by rathomas49 Leave a comment

Top of leaf.Bottom of leaf Photos by Bob Thomas, Chiquibul Education Centre, Las Cuevas, Cayo District, Belize, May 2012. Leaves with this circular pattern were common along the trails at […]

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Fungi, What is this?

Goblet mushroom, Cookeina cf. sulcipes

July 21, 2012by rathomas49 Leave a comment

Photos by Bob Thomas, Guacharo Trail, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, June 2012. These fungi are fond in moist, shaded areas throughout the new world tropics.  

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Stinkhorns, Dictyophora sp. & Phallus sp.

July 21, 2012by rathomas49 Leave a comment

Photo by Bob Thomas, San Miguel Village, Toledo District, Belize, May 2004. Photo by Bob Thomas, Grande Riviere, Trinidad, November 2004. Photo by Bob Thomas, near Refugio Amazonas Lodge, Tambopata […]

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Clathrus crispus

July 21, 2012by rathomas49 Leave a comment

Photos by Bob Thomas, Chaa Creek Restort (tented camp), Cayo District, Belize, August 2007. Clathrus crispus is a stinkhorn, and flies spread the spores.  This beautiful little wiffleball mimic has […]

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“Hanging fungus”

July 20, 2012by rathomas49 Leave a comment

All Photos by Bob Thomas This is called a “hanging fungus” because it hangs, and we don’t know yet what it is.  They were found in Tambopata National Park, Peru.  […]

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Umbrella Mushroom, Marasmius cf. bulliaridii

July 20, 2012by rathomas49 Leave a comment
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Rhizomorpha corynophora

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Above photos by Bob Thomas, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Stann Creek District, Belize, May 2012. Photo by Bob Thomas, also Cockscomb, May 2010.Photo by Bob Thomas, also Cockscomb in Kaway […]

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Xylaria palmicola

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Photo by Bob Thomas, Sibun River caves, Belize, May 2010. Photo by Bob Thomas, Caracol, Cayo District, Belize, May 2004. This neat fungus is seen growing around fallen cohune palm […]

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