Maryland Biodiversity Project - Pachyella clypeata

Pachyella clypeata (Schweinitz) Le Gal

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Ascomycota > Class Pezizomycetes > Order Pezizales > Family Pezizaceae > Genus Pachyella Pachyella clypeata - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/15588

Status:

Found solitary or in small groups on water-soaked hardwood logs.

Description:

Fruiting body: Medium to dark brown fertile surface, gray to off-white infertile surface; cushion to cup-shaped; flesh rubbery. Examination of microscopic features is required to identify to species. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 13 records in the project database.

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<em>Pachyella clypeata</em> fruiting bodies in Howard Co., Maryland (11/3/2016). (Photo ID: 58217 - Psn: 25)

Pachyella clypeata fruiting bodies in Howard Co., Maryland (11/3/2016). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

<em>Pachyella clypeata</em> (fertile surface) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/28/2014). (Photo ID: 18767 - Psn: 30)

Pachyella clypeata (fertile surface) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/28/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

<em>Pachyella clypeata</em> (infertile surface) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/28/2014). (Photo ID: 18766 - Psn: 40)

Pachyella clypeata (infertile surface) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/28/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

<em>Pachyella clypeata</em> in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/7/2014). Found on wet, decorticate hardwood in a swampy area. (Photo ID: 20366 - Psn: 60)

Pachyella clypeata in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/7/2014). Found on wet, decorticate hardwood in a swampy area. Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

<em>Pachyella clypeata</em> fruiting bodies in Howard Co., Maryland (10/22/2015). (Photo ID: 58216 - Psn: 70)

Pachyella clypeata fruiting bodies in Howard Co., Maryland (10/22/2015). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Pachyella clypeata</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (10/9/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 354388 - Psn: 90)

Pachyella clypeata in Howard Co., Maryland (10/9/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from <em>Pachyella clypeata</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (11/3/2016). Broadly elliptical w/ one oil drop, smooth, hyaline; measured 24.6-25.8 X 1124-14.2 microns. (Photo ID: 58218 - Psn: 100)

Spores collected from Pachyella clypeata in Howard Co., Maryland (11/3/2016). Broadly elliptical w/ one oil drop, smooth, hyaline; measured 24.6-25.8 X 1124-14.2 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Pachyella clypeata in Howard Co., Maryland (10/9/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a <em>Pachyella clypeata</em> specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/28/2014). (Photo ID: 18765 - Psn: 110)

Spores collected from a Pachyella clypeata specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/28/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

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