Aseroe rubra

2 Anemone Stinkhorn at Tura Beach, NSW

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Clathrus archeri

23 Oct 2020

peterharris

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Pam wrote:

24 Oct 2020

Easily confused as this specimen of Aseroe rubra has particularly long 'arms'. That plus the lack of any of the dark olive-brown spore mass, due to the hungry insects down your way, gives this specimen a different look. If you look at your image you will see the arms are in pairs, whereas Clathrus archeri has single arms. Though have said that some specimens have been seen with divided tips, these divisions are very short. Thanks for putting up this interesting variation.
Aseroe rubra is an historically significant fungus for it was the first fungus collected and described from Australia!! It was recorded on 1 May 1792 from Recherche Bay in Tasmania, just south of Hobart, by Labillardiere.

JackieMiles wrote:

24 Oct 2020

Hi Pam, another factor (I'm not sure how significant) is that all my photos of Clathrus archeri were taken from high altitude sites on the southern Monaro or round top of escarpment bogs, whereas I have plenty of coastal shots of Aseroe rubra. Jackie

peterharris wrote:

24 Oct 2020

Thank you Jacky for your confirmation

Pam wrote:

24 Oct 2020

Hi Jackie, yes, good point they are reported as being most common in alpine meadows and woodlands. I haven't looked at the records to confirm this so it's good to get that valuable 'on the ground' data. Many thanks. Pam

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