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Nidulariaceae
The Nidulariaceae are a family of fungi. Commonly known as the bird's nest fungi, their fruiting bodies resemble tiny egg-filled birds' nests.
As they are saprobic, feeding on decomposing organic matter, they are often seen growing on decaying wood and in soils enriched with wood
chips or bark mulch; they have a widespread distribution in most ecological regions.
Bird's nest fungi were first mentioned by Flemish botanist Carolus Clusius in Rariorum plantarum historia (1601). Over the next couple of centuries, these fungi were the subject of some controversy regarding whether the peridioles were seeds, and the mechanism by which they were dispersed in nature. For example, the French botanist Jean-Jacques Paulet, in his work Traité des champignons (1790–3), proposed the erroneous notion that peridioles were ejected from the fruiting bodies by some sort of spring mechanism
The Nidulariaceae has a gasteroid fruiting body, meaning that the spores develop internally, in an
angiocarp. Fruiting bodies are typically gregarious. Young fruiting bodies are initially covered by a
thin membrane that dehisces irregularly or by a circumscissile split, in a circular line around the
circumference of the cup opening. Fruiting bodies (also called peridia) are small, generally
between 5–15 mm wide and 4–8 mm high, urn- or vase-shaped, and contain one to several disc-
shaped peridioles that resemble tiny eggs
Peridiole structure
Peridioles contain glebal tissue, basidia, and
basidiospores, surrounded by a hardened
wall. They are commonly lenticular in shape,
measuring 1–3 mm in diameter.The color of
the peridioles is characteristic of the genera:
Cyathus has black peridioles, Nidularia and
Nidula have brown peridioles, Mycocalia has
yellow- to red-brown peridioles, and
Crucibulum has black peridioles that are
surrounded by a whitish membrame called
the tunica, which makes them appear white.
In most species, the peridioles are dispersed
by rain .
Details of Birds Nest Fungi
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Habitat and distributionSpecies in this family are cosmopolitan in distribution, and are largely
saprobic, obtaining nutrition from the decomposition of wood and plant organic matter.
Bird's nest fungi, Crucibulum laeve
GeneraThere are five genera in the Nidulariaceae:
CrucibulumFruiting bodies light tan to cinnamon-colored, cup- or crucible-shaped, and typically 1.5–10 mm wide by 5–12 mm tall.
CyathusFruiting bodies vase-, trumpet- or urn-shaped with dimensions of 4–8 mm wide by 7–18 mm tall. Fruiting bodies are brown to gray-brown in color, and covered with small hair-like structures on the outer surface. Complex funicular cord.
MycocaliaSmall barrel- to lens-shaped fruiting bodies, usually 0.5–2 mm broad, that grow singly or in small groups.
NidulaFruiting bodies between 3–8 mm in diameter, 5–15 mm tall, and cup- or urn-shaped—having almost vertical sides with the lip flared outwards; color ranging from white, grey, buff, or tawny.
NidulariaTypically 0.5–6 mm in diameter x 0.5–3 mm tall. They may be somewhat irregular in shape, or have a well-formed cup that is thin and fragile. No funicular cord.
Birds nest fungus typically grows in mulch. Non-
poisonous.
Natural NewsteadObservations of flora, fauna and landscape in central Victoria
Close-up of the peridioles of Crucibulum laeve
Crucibulum is a genus in the Nidulariaceae. Often called "splash cups", the fruiting bodies are adapted for spore dispersal by using the kinetic energy of falling drops of rain. The "eggs" inside the bird's nests are hard waxy shells containing spores, and tend to stick to whatever nearby herbage they land on, thus increasing the odds of being consumed and dispersed by herbivorous animals.
The three known Crucibulum species (C. laeve, C. parvulum, and C. cyathiforme) are distinguished from other genera of the Nidulariaceae by their relatively simple funiculus – a cord of hyphae that
connects the peridiole (the "eggs") to the exterior of the bird's nest.
Crucibulum laeve -- White Bird's Nest Fungus in all stages of fruiting
Crucibulum laeve
Crucibulum laeve
The bird's nest fungus Crucibulum laeve.
Cyathus olla
Cyathus is a genus of fungi in the Nidulariaceae, Generally considered inedible. They usually grow on decaying wood or woody debris, on cow and horse dung, or directly on humus-rich soil. The life cycle of this genus allows it to reproduce both sexually, with meiosis, and asexually via
spores. Several Cyathus species produce bioactive compounds, some with medicinal properties, and several lignin-degrading enzymes from the genus may be useful in bioremediation and
agriculture.
Cyathus olla
Bird's-nest fungus (Cyathus olla). This specimen was growing in a flower pot with Brodiaea terrestris ssp
kernensis collected from the Laguna Mountains of San Diego County.
The image to the right shows these various parts of a cross section of a splash cup of
Cyathus. A=peridioles (eggs), B=funiculus and hapteron (cord and anchor) C=glebal chamber
lined with basidia D=epiphragm (covering of the young splash cup). This procedure sounds
pretty complicated, but it must work pretty well, given the large masses of these fruiting bodies
on wood everywhere.
Although less than a centimeter in diameter, Cyathus striatus often grows in huge clusters, thus making them easily visible, even from some distance. They're cute little fungi, almost always found wherever there is wood, as long as you look hard enough. The common name "bird's nest fungus" should be obvious to anyone looking at the
small mass of "eggs" within the small "nests" or cups of the fruiting bodies. The "eggs" in the nest contain the basidiospores within them.
The bird's nest fungus Cyathus poppignii. Specimens found in Orlando, Florida, USA. Original photo was
cropped to emphasize the periodioles.
Cyathus striatus
Cyathus striatus
The shaggy (tomentose) outer peridial surface of C. striatus
Cyathus striatusThis is a plate from James Sowerby's
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. - 1796
Bird's Nest Fungus (Cyathus striatus)
Cyathus striatus Nest typically 6-8 mm wide; widely distributed.
Cyathus stercoreus
Cyathus stercoreus (Dung nest fungus)
Growing peridium ( the protective layer that encloses a mass of spores in fungi.)
Closeup of the fruiting body of the dung-loving bird's nest fungus Cyathus stercoreus
Cyathus stercoreus
Cyathus helenae
Mycocalia duriaeana
Mycocalia is a genus of fungi in the family Nidulariaceae. Species in this genus have small barrel- to lens-shaped fruiting bodies, usually 0.5–2 mm broad, that grow by themselves in small groups. The peridium consists of loosely interwoven clamped hyphae. The , of which there may be one to several, are disc-shaped, yellow- to red-brown, and sit in
a gelatinous matrix when young and fresh .
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Mycocalia denudata
Mycocalia duriaeana
Nidula niveotomentosa
Nidula is a genus of fungi in the family Nidulariaceae. Originally described in 1902, the genus
differs from the related genera Cyathus and Crucibulum by the absence of a cord that attaches the
eggs to the inside of the fruit body. The life cycle of this genus allows it to reproduce both
sexually, with meiosis, and asexually via spores. Species in this genus produce a number of
bioactive compounds, including 4-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone, a major component of raspberry
flavor and insect attractor used in pesticides.
Nidula niveotomentosaThis attractive bird's nest fungus is recognized by the white, fuzzy collar and the tiny, dark
brown eggs. It is common in the Pacific Northwest. In the rainforests of the Northwest of
NA there is lots of water available and constant high humidity. There, you can find this
fungus fruiting on branches still on the tree many feet off the ground .
Nidula emodensis
Nidularia deformis
Nidularia pulvinata
Nidularia is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae. Fruit bodies of species in this genus grow together in large groups, and have dimensions that are typically 0.5–6 mm in diameter x 0.5–3 mm tall. They may be somewhat irregular in shape, or have a well-formed cup that is thin and fragile. The peridium has a tomentose surface composed of irregular, spiny hyphae over a more compact wall that later breaks down to expose several brown peridioles within. Unlike other genera of the family Nidulariaceae, the peridioles of the Nidularia are not connected to the fruiting body by a funicular cord, but rather lay clumped together in a gelatinous matrix.
Nidularia farcata
Bird's Nest Fungi ( on douglas fir pine cone)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGlaQhDi5ts
http://www.youtube.com/watch
מקורות:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
http://www.mushroomexpert.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyathus
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwolf/
http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/
http://www.natur-in-nrw.de/HTML/Pilze
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucibulum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycocalia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidula
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidularia
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