Crucibulum
Common crucible Expensive Ling ( Crucibulum laeve )
The crucibles Expensive Linge ( Crucibulum ) is a fungal genus of the family of mushroom relatives. It comprises three species, one of which, the Common crucible Expensive Ling ( Crucibulum laeve ) found in Germany worldwide. Some authors, however, only this one species is recognized. The fungi live as Saprobionten on rotten wood and plant debris.
Features
The fruiting bodies consist of a small little glass which is initially closed with a white Epiphragma. They are initially almost spherical and later pan -like, with the Epiphragma tears at maturity. Outside the cups are yellow to orangefilzig. The sheath ( peridia ) thick and consists of a single layer. She is outside hairy - tomentose and initially yellowish and finally blackish. The hairs are highly branched, interior toned smooth and bright.
The inner part ( Gleba ) disintegrates into numerous lenticular elements ( peridioles ). These are disc- shaped and whitish. They are attached with a simple Myzelstrang ( funiculus ) on the peridium. The strand is later used as an adhesive organ.
The spores are ellipsoidal and smooth. They sit without sterigmata on the basidia.
Species delimitation
From the related genus Cyathus ( Expensive Linge ), the crucible Expensive Linge distinguished by simpler structure Funiculi ( Myzelstränge that bind the peridioles to the base of the fruiting body ) and peridium, which are composed of three layers at Cyathus. The Epiphragma the crucible Expensive Linge is orange yellow and forms a good macroscopic differentiator to Cyathus whose Epiphragma is whitish or gray.