Polydesmia pruinosa
The fruit bodies are white discs, with frosted surfaces to their fertile hymenium. Each has a white, downy margin, raised above the surface of the hymenium. They grow on their host without stalks, usually gregariously. Grows to 0.5 mm diameter.
Fruiting on dead pyrenomycetes from the genera Diatrype, Diatrypella, Biscogniauxia and Hypoxylon.
Fruiting throughout the year.
Peter Thompson
Narborough Bog
16 February 2014
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Helotiales
- Family:
- Hyaloscyphaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 28/09/2013 (Thompson, Peter)
- Last record:
- 16/02/2014 (Thompson, Peter)
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