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Cups and Discs Fungi Gallery

Hypocrea gelatinosa Found on wood, forms green-yellow gelatinous fruitbodies (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Rob Dean.	Discinella terrestris Photo by Charlie Price. Discs that grow on soil or well rotted wood reaching approx. 1-1.5cm across often with undulating margin to the disc (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Charlie Price.	Bisporella 'green yellow' Grows on wood, discs 3-5mm across and lacking a stipe. Photo by Heather Elson.
Bisporella 'green yellow' Grows on wood, discs 3-5mm across and lacking a stipe. Photo by Heather Elson.	Bisporella citrina 2-3mm wide discs with small stipes, grows in groups on wood. Photo by Heather Elson.	Anthracobia muelleri Usually found on burnt ground, these Small orange discs are approx. 2-4mm across. The discs have short-brown hairs clumped to form wart-like bunches around the edge (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Charlie Price.
Anthracobia muelleri Usually found on burnt ground, these Small orange discs are approx. 2-4mm across. The discs have short-brown hairs clumped to form wart-like bunches around the edge (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Charlie Price.	Cheilymenia coprinaria This small fungus is found on dung. The small orange cushion-like forms mature into 2-5mm shallow cups or flat discs. If you have a 10X hand lens you may be able to see the fine hairs that line the edge of the discs. Photo by Charlie Price.	Mollisia aff. Cinerea - Photo by Charlie Price. Small discs without stipes, that are 1-3mm across growing on wood (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Charlie Price.
Lanzia lanaripes This fungus looks like a tack and is usually greenish black to blackish brown and around 1cm in diameter on wood. Photo by Andrei Nikulinsky.	Hymenoscyphus "white disc bruising orange" Photo by Charlie Price. Growing on wood, these discs are approximately 3-5mm across (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Charlie Price.	Chlorociboria aeruginascens Wood inhabiting species that imparts a blue-green stain to the wood. Tunbridge - ware is wood used in woodworking that is stained by this fungus.Photo by Heather Elson.
Chlorociboria aeruginascens Wood inhabiting species that imparts a blue-green stain to the wood. Tunbridge - ware is wood used in woodworking that is stained by this fungus.Photo by Heather Elson.	Scutellinia scutellata Also known as Eyelash fungi, these attractive red cups grow on wood and are 3-5mm across. Photo by Heather Elson.	Scutellinia scutellata Also known as Eyelash fungi, these attractive red cups grow on wood and are 3-5mm across. Photo by Heather Elson.
Ascocoryne sarcoides Jelly-like purple pink discs to around 20mm across found growing in groups on dead logs in wet sclerophyll forest. Found all year round. Photo by Beth Heap.	Tatraea macroscpora Tatraea macroscpora Image credit: Jeremy Ritch	Lachnum lachnoderma Photo by Charlie Price. Small cups 1-3mm across, grows on twigs and small bits of wood (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Charlie Price.
Lachnum lachnoderma Photo by Charlie Price. Small cups 1-3mm across, grows on twigs and small bits of wood (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Charlie Price.	Hymenotorrendiella clelandii Photo by Charlie Price. Tiny 0.5-1mm wide pale yellow discs have stiff black hairs on the cup edge, growing on leaves of Acacia melanoxylon (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Charlie Price.	Hymenotorrendiella clelandii Photo by Charlie Price. Tiny 0.5-1mm wide pale yellow discs have stiff black hairs on the cup edge, growing on leaves of Acacia melanoxylon (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Charlie Price.
Peziza repanda Photo by Genevieve Gates. Pale yellow-brown cups with thick walls, that may grow up to 10cm across. The outer surface has a whitish covering. Grows on wood including woodchips (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Genevieve Gates.	Peziza repanda Photo by Genevieve Gates. Pale yellow-brown cups with thick walls, that may grow up to 10cm across. The outer surface has a whitish covering. Grows on wood including woodchips (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Genevieve Gates.	Peziza vesiculosa Photo by Genevieve Gates. Light brown cups to approx. 10cm across, with inrolled margin. Grows on wood, woodchips, humus or decaying plant material (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Genevieve Gates.
Peziza thozetii Photo by Genevieve Gates. Brown cup that stains blue or liliac when cut. Grows on soil (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Genevieve Gates.	Peziza thozetii Photo by Herman Anderson. Brown cup that stains blue or liliac when cut. Grows on soil (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Herman Anderson.	Peziza tenacella Grows on burnt ground, cups up to 8cm across. Becomes more brown with age. Photo taken by Heather Elson.
Urnula campylospora - Photo by Ellu Leol. Black cups that grows on soil or well rotted wood, may grow up to around 6cm across. Black outer surface is rough, with smooth brown inner surface. Also has a stipe. Photo by Ellu Leol.	Urnula campylospora - Photo by Ellu Leol. Black cups that grows on soil or well rotted wood, may grow up to around 6cm across. Black outer surface is rough, with smooth brown inner surface. Also has a stipe. Photo by Ellu Leol.	Aleurina ferruginea cups that grow on soil, 1-2.5cm across, outer surface rough, inner surface greeny-yellow and smooth. Photo by Heather Elson.
Aleuria aurantia Grows on soil, also known as the Orange-peel fungus because they look like orange peels lying on the ground at first glance! Photo by Heather Elson.	Aleuria rhenana Photo by Beth Heap. These cups grow in soil and have a distinct stipe. Photo by Beth Heap.	Peziza vesiculosa Light brown cups to approx. 10cm across, with inrolled margin. Grows on wood, woodchips, humus or decaying plant material (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Heather Elson.
Peziza vesiculosa Light brown cups to approx. 10cm across, with inrolled margin. Grows on wood, woodchips, humus or decaying plant material (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Herman Anderson.	Peziza vesiculosa Light brown cups to approx. 10cm across, with inrolled margin. Grows on wood, woodchips, humus or decaying plant material (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Herman Anderson.	Tarzetta jafneospora Photo by Herman Anderson. Tarzetta jafneospora Photo by Herman Anderson.
Tarzetta jafneospora photo by Genevieve Gates Tarzetta jafneospora photo by Genevieve Gates	Tarzetta jafneospora Photo by Herman Anderson. Small (1cm wide) cup with scurfy outer surface which grows in soil. Usually has a small stipe (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Herman Anderson.	Plectania platensis Photo by Herman Anderson. Small black cups (1-2cm across) with furrowed stipe, grows on eucalyptus twigs (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Herman Anderson.
Pseudoplectania tasmanica Photo by Charlie Price. Tiny black cups (3-10mm across) growing on moss or roots of living trees (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Charlie Price.	Plicaria sp. On burnt ground, a pyrophilous (fire-loving) disc fungus. Photo by Patricia Fordham	Claussenomyces australis photo by Herman Anderson Claussenomyces australis photo by Herman Anderson.
Urnula campylospora Black cups that grows on soil or well rotted wood, may grow up to around 6cm across. Black outer surface is rough, with smooth brown inner surface. Also has a stipe. Photo by Heather Elson.	Lanzia lanaripes This fungus looks like a tack and is usually greenish black to blackish brown and around 1cm in diameter on wood. Photo by Charlie Price.	Poronia erici Small macropod dung inhabiting fungus, up to 1cm across.
Poronia erici Small macropod dung inhabiting fungus, up to 1cm across.	Bird's Nest Fungus - Cyathus sp. Photo by Elaine Mc Donald. Photo by Elaine Mc Donald.	Bird's Nest Fungus - Cyathus sp. Photo by Elaine Mc Donald. Small fungi that are found on well rotted wood, mulch and even dung. Spore dispersal occurs when raindrops hit them. Photo by Elaine McDonald.
Nidula niveotomentosa Photo by Beth Heap. Also known as Bird's Nest fungi. Hairy cup-like fungi that are 4mm across by 6mm high, growing on twigs and small pieces of wood. The small flattened discs in the centre are peridioles that contain spores and are dispersed by rain drops. Photo by Beth Heap.	Nidula niveotomentosa Photo by Nadia Schan Tildesley. Also known as Bird's Nest fungi. Hairy cup-like fungi that are 4mm across by 6mm high, growing on twigs and small pieces of wood. The small flattened discs in the centre are peridioles that contain spores and are dispersed by rain drops. Photo by Nadia Schan Tildesley.	Nectria cinnabarina Photo by Herman Anderson. Tiny (1mm across) orange red fruitbodies on living or recently fallen wood (Gates & Ratkowsky 2014). Photo by Herman Anderson.
Chromocyphella muscicola Photo by Wendy Mycota. This tiny cup fungi is only 2-3mm across, with a dry, hairy whitish outer cap and grey underside. It attaches dorsally to mossy wood and has a brown spore print. This cup fungi is not an ascomycete but instead is a basidiomycete. Usually found in August. Photo by Wendy Mycota.

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