Metacampanella subdendrophora growing on scotch broom in Pacific County, Washington.

#metacampanella #mycology #macrophotography #fungi #fungifriends

Metacampanella seen today in Medellín, Colombia.

Like tiny wrinkled old man ears on dried dead stalks. Each smaller than the tip of your pinky. Metacampanella subdendrophora here for your #MushroomMonday #fungifriends #mushrooms

This #gorgeous #fractal #fungus is in a newer genus called Metacampanella. I photographed this #stunning #specimen while leading a group through the #cloud #forest outside of #Antioquia #Colombia last November. Printing this for my wall at #home now!

#photography #mycology #macro #cloudforest #art

#Metacampanella is a new genus, minted in 2024. It's possible members of this #genus are under-documented in South America, with 25 #observations on #iNaturalist so far. This one could be M. dendrophora (Argentina) or M. costaricensis (Costa Rica), though it's most likely an #undescribed #species

Introducing Metacampanella coprophila, one of two new species described in a recent @mycokeys.bsky.social paper!

Known from Mongolia, it grows in sheep dung in the summer.

Metacampanella is an important, recently defined genus in the Marasmiaceae family. 🧵(2/3)

Read the research paper here: doi.org/10.3897/myco... 🧵(3/3)

#Metacampanella gen. nov.: The #Campanella dendrophora complex #Basidiomycota #Marasmiaceae
doi.org/10.1080/2150...
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Party dish design inspired by Metacampanella fungi 😜