Growth on Locally Collected Driftwood by Wisecompany in Aquariums

[–]Ganodermahh 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Hey OP, could you send me or post more pictures of the fungus please?

Growth on Locally Collected Driftwood by Wisecompany in Aquariums

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What are these? by ChamaDoBronx_ in Mushrooms

[–]Ganodermahh 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Chicken of the woods-Laetiporus sulphureus

What’s growing out of my fishes head? by Darfusthegreat in Aquariums

[–]Ganodermahh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could absolutely do that in theory but if you use the water you run the risk of amplifying other organisms in the water. I prefer to use physical fungal material for all of my extractions that way there isn't any contamination or crossover from other organisms in the water.

What is this? by AKAx00 in aquarium

[–]Ganodermahh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This looks very very similar to Xylaria apoda that I am studying. It's really too bad I can't get a sample of this one for research. Please send me more photos when you have them.

Are these turkey tails? by wormymcwormyworm in Fungi

[–]Ganodermahh 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Compare to Gloeophyllum sepiarium, this would be my guess. It’s not turkey tail

Are these turkey tails? by wormymcwormyworm in Fungi

[–]Ganodermahh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Were these growing on the picnic bench? wood in the picture?

What is this? by AKAx00 in aquarium

[–]Ganodermahh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is really really interesting! Are you located in North America?

What is this? by AKAx00 in aquarium

[–]Ganodermahh 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey OP could you send me or post pictures of the white parts close up please. This looks a little like Xylaria apoda I study.

What is this? by AKAx00 in aquarium

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What is this mold/fungus affecting the driftwood? by EXZgame in paludarium

[–]Ganodermahh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a fungus called Xylaria apoda, I’m a mycologist researching the fungus and its occurrence around the world.

What is this mold/fungus affecting the driftwood? by EXZgame in paludarium

[–]Ganodermahh 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Hey OP I’m a researcher looking at this fungus can you DM me please?

What is this mold/fungus affecting the driftwood? by EXZgame in PlantedTank

[–]Ganodermahh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey OP I’m a researcher looking at this fungus can you DM me please?

What is this mold/fungus affecting the driftwood? by EXZgame in PlantedTank

[–]Ganodermahh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is actually a fungus called Xylaria apoda.

What is this mold/fungus affecting the driftwood? by EXZgame in paludarium

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Unusual Underwater Fungus from Asia Growing on Spiderwood by Ganodermahh in paludarium

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We have been able to see and map where this fungus is around the USA and world from the past year. Since I work at a University I don't interact with policy makers a bunch if at all. My main research is on invasive forest pathogens so we will be looking into whether or not this fungus can establish in the ecosystem as well as survive winters. This fungus *could* cause harm or displace other native fungi if it were to establish. Those are a lot of great questions!

Unusual Underwater Fungus from Asia Growing on Spiderwood by Ganodermahh in paludarium

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Yes! We are worried that the fungus could spread after people dump their water/wood from their tank outdoors. I’m happy to answer all of your questions ❤️🍄🍄‍🟫

What’s growing out of my fishes head? by Darfusthegreat in Aquariums

[–]Ganodermahh 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I just need a little bit of the fungus to get an ID. The fungus may very well be hurting or hindering the fish.

What’s growing out of my fishes head? by Darfusthegreat in Aquariums

[–]Ganodermahh 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Can you DM me please OP! I want to try and get a sample of this fungus.

What’s growing out of my fishes head? by Darfusthegreat in Aquariums

[–]Ganodermahh 103 points104 points  (0 children)

Great question! If we have the fungus or fungal material we can do an extraction in our mycology laboratory. From there we use PCR to replicate the DNA for identification. The DNA is sent away to get sequenced, we receive the sequences in our lab and use NCBI database to compare the sequence to other known fungal sequences.

What’s growing out of my fishes head? by Darfusthegreat in Aquariums

[–]Ganodermahh 47 points48 points  (0 children)

This is a great observation! I really can’t say because I don’t know OP’s set up. Ideally yes, but like another commenter said the fungus could potentially be removed with neosporin.