Pilobolus kleinii
This dung fungus has a black-pigmented sporangium filled with 30,000–90,000 spores at the tip of the sporangiophore. The sporangiophore is usually 2 to 5 mm in height and its sporangium has a diameter of 0.5 mm. It spreads by explosive dispersion of spores from the spore-filled sporangium.
other species of Pilobolus - several are recorded in the UK. See this article for more information
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Grows on herbivore dung.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Mucorales
- Family:
- Pilobolaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 29/03/2022 (lemmon, roy)
- Last record:
- 29/03/2022 (lemmon, roy)
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