Cymatoderma elegans
On very rotting logs in rainforests on along the East Coast of New South Wales, and as far south as Tasmania you can find Cymatoderma elegans. This a large thelophore which grows on wood, with funnel-shaped fruit body on short stalk; and underside grey with shallow ridges. Most Australian instances are var. lamellatum.
Often sticks, blades of grass and other debris can be seen to have been caught in the flesh while the fruit body hasbeen growing. The 'funnel' doesn't seem to have any gills or pores and varies in colour from brown to white with light violet tinges at the edges. The Underside white to light brown, becoming grey. Strong radial ridges may be present at the margin on top or the undersides.
The stem is Very rigid and woody, sometimes off-centre, usually less than half the height of the fruitbody and can be white to brownish.
Fungimap records this only on the Eastern seaboard, but I have seen it thriving in north western Tasmania.
| Cymatoderma elegans | - Cymatoderma elegans juvenile Barrington National park December 2003 | |
| Cymatoderma elegans | - Cymatoderma elegans, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, June, 2007. | |
| Cymatoderma elegans | - I normally wouldn't put such a blurry picture up of Cymatoderma elegans. The interesting thing about this is it was foun | |
| Cymatoderma elegans | - Cymatoderma elegans, Upper Allyn December 2004 | |
| Cymatoderma elegans | - Cymatoderma elegans, late December 2003, Uper Allyn | |
| cymatoderma elegans | - Cymatoderma elegans, immature, on wood, Williams River Walk, Barrington National Park, NSW, Australia, December 26, 200 | |
| Cymatoderma elegans | - Cymatoderma elegans, immature, on wood, Williams River Walk, Barrington National Park, NSW, Australia, December 26, 200 | |
