Heterotrichia obvelata

This is complex of at least two species

Sporotheca:- very pale yellow, approximately 0.5 mm high after dehiscence.

Stalk:-  brown or beige, 0.3 mm long.

Hypothallus:- contiguous under groups, colourless.

Peridium:-  fugacious leaving shallow shiny slightly plicate calyculus / cup, 0.5 mm wide, reticulate inner surface (oil immersion lens).

Capillitium:- beige, 5 mm long plumes decorated with half rings, spines and
reticulations.

Spores:  pale yellow in mass,almost colourless by transmitted light, nearly smooth with a few scattered warts

Substrate:- usually on dead wood

Heterotrichia obvelata is listed in the following regions:

South Coast  |  Hume


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Species information

  • Heterotrichia obvelata Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Arcyria obvelata
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