Chlorociboria aeruginosa
Mycologia 49(6): 859. 1957.
Common Name: none
Synonym: Chlorosplenium aeruginosum (Oeder) De Not.
For descriptions see Ramanurthi et al. & Dixon.
Scattered to gregarious on wood; the wood usually stained blue-green by the mycelium of the fungus.
Much too small to be considered!
Chlorociboria aeruginosa can easily be confused with its close relative, Chlorociboria aeruginascens. Chlorociboria aeruginosa tends to be a little smaller and have a centrally attached stipe rather than a laterally attached stipe. The only consistantly reliable differentiation is the larger spores of Chlorociboria aeruginosa: 9-15 X 1.4-2.8 µm versus 5-8 X 0.7-2.8 µm for Chlorociboria aeruginascens.
Beug, M.W., Bessette, A.E. & Bessette, A.R. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. University of Texas Press: Austin, TX. 488 p.
Desjardin, D.E., Wood, M.G. & Stevens, F.A. (2015). California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press: Portland, OR. 560 p.
Dixon, J.R. (1974). Chlorosplenium and its segregates. II. The genera Chlorociboria and Chlorencoelia. Mycotaxon 1(3): 193-237. (PDF)
Ramanurthi, C.S., Korf, R.P. & Batra, L.R. (1957). A revision of the North American species of Chlorociboria (Scerotiniaceae). Mycologia 49: 854-863. (PDF)
Seaver, F.J. (1936). Photographs and Descriptions of Cup-Fungi: XXIV. Chlorociboria. Mycologia 28(4): 390-394.
— the fungus stains the wood blue-green
— the fungus stains the wood blue-green
