Camarops petersii    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Ascomycota   >   Class Sordariomycetes   >   Order Boliniales   >   Family Boliniaceae   >   Genus Camarops   

Status:

Found solitary or in small clusters on barkless oak logs.

Description:

Fruiting body: Black, shiny with tiny bumps; when young has a felt-like covering. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 24 records in the project database.

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Camarops petersii in Howard Co., Maryland (7/17/2014). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Camarops petersii in Howard Co., Maryland (7/17/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Camarops petersii in Prince George's Co., Maryland (2/14/2019). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

A Camarops petersii in Howard Co., Maryland (8/26/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Camarops petersii in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/18/2019). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Camarops petersii (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2010). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Camarops petersii in Howard Co., Maryland (7/31/2010). Image shows cut fruiting body exposing interior. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Camarops petersii in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/18/2019). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Camarops petersii in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/18/2019). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Camarops petersii in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/18/2019). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Camarops petersii in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) emmawalz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by emmawalz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Camarops petersii in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/18/2019). (c) Giff Beaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Giff Beaton via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Camarops petersii (young fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/17/2014). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Camarops petersii in Howard Co., Maryland (7/17/2014). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Camarops petersii specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (7/17/2014). Fusiform, smooth, black; measured 7.0-9.1 X 4.0-4.4 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Camarops petersii in Prince George's Co., Maryland (2/14/2019). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Camarops petersii in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) thosmoore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by thosmoore via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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