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Big Skate Beringraja binoculataObserver
jtomoleoniDescription
being consumed by a California Sea Lion
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Observer
jobobsolemDescription
On ground near decaying hardwood stump. Photos of sexual and asexual fruiting bodies in same area.
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Mesostigs Order MesostigmataObserver
retirednaturalistDescription
Found in hair of a Mason bee. Washed off and prepared with 70% ethanol soak.
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Nabis roseipennisObserver
drkilmerDescription
(Nabis roseipennis) Myersville, Myersville Quad, Frederick County, Maryland. July 13, 2017. At MV light.
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Walsh's Microbagworm Siederia walshellaObserver
drkilmerDescription
(Siederia walshella) Indian Springs WMA, Kuhns Ridge Road; Washington County, Maryland. April 6, 2021. At UV light.
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Blue Cheese Polypore Cyanosporus caesiusObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On decaying wood. Spores allentoid, smooth; 3.7-4.3 X 1.0-1.2 microns.
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Orange Coral Ramariopsis croceaObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On ground in mixed (mostly hardwood) forest.
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Paracantha cultaObserver
wendyjalexanderDescription
on Dahlia bud/has been seen for a couple of days. Most records on iNaturalist much further south. This dahlia is near thistle...per a similar photo on bugguide, I am thinking this is paracantha culta.
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jobobsolemDescription
On bare ground near path. Infertile surface whitish/yellowish. Two immature asci; spores ellipsoid smooth, hyaline w/ 1 large, 1 small oil drop; 14.8-17.0 x 8.5-9 microns.
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Trametopsis cervinaObserver
matthewbeziatDescription
This is a picture of a fungus at Broad Creek Park in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Crystal Brain Fungus Myxarium nucleatumObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On decaying hardwood. Contains seed-like whitish granules (visible w/ hand lens).
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Syneches thoracicusObserver
drkilmerDescription
(Syneches thoracicus) Pleasant Walk Road Frederick County, Maryland. July 4, 2017. At UV light.
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Lentaria micheneriObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On ground on leaves/debris. Spore print white. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, hyaline, apiculus?; 6.6-7.3 x 3.9-4.7 microns.
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Mycogone roseaObserver
jobobsolemDescription
Parasitic on Amanita. Chalky-white/pinkish, rough.
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Small Gypsonoma Moth Gypsonoma salicicolanaObserver
treichardDescription
Gypsonoma salicicolana?
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Acleris stadianaObserver
treichardDescription
Specimen #189
Small, FW length about 6 mm.
Sterigma with broad tapering anterior projections. Ductus bursae with sclerotized posterior region, then widening medially, tapering anteriorly. Corpus bursae with stellar stigma.
Ductus bursae lacks minute dents in a sack-like region near the middle, which forbesana has, and lacks a heavily sclerotized posterior region, as fuscana has. The sterigma has longer anterior projections than comandrana.
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Boletus variipesObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On ground in mixed (hardwood) forest. Cap velvety, KOH or NH4OH stains cap dark amber w/ purplish-black zone. KOH stains flesh pinkish-orange, then grayish.
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Birch Knight Tricholoma fulvumObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On ground in hardwood forest. Old wet cap sticky. Spore print pale yellow. Spores ellipsoid/nearly round, smooth, hyaline; 4.8-5.9 x 3.7-4.7 microns (small)
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Observer
jobobsolemDescription
Uprooted infected coral (Clavulina?) completely turned grayisn-black.
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Bacterial Crown Gall Agrobacterium radiobacterObserver
madison71Description
Shrub has several other growths like this one (galls?) that are brown and dry.
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Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioidesObserver
emilio_cDescription
Absolutely stunning specimen!
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Bluehead Chub Nocomis leptocephalusObserver
emilio_cDescription
Super surprised to catch this, I had no idea they had expanded all the way up here! Heavily scaled belly, eyes lower on the head, tubercles seem to occur only above the eyes and nares. Has some minor blueish hues on the head.
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Poplar Bracket Rigidoporus populinusObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On standing hardwood trunk. Creamy-white top covered w/ moss. Pores creamy white. Spores oval, smooth, hyaline; 3.1-3.6 X 3.0-3.3 microns.
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Trembling Crust Merulius tremellosusObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On hardwood log. Fertile surface angular/poroid. Spores allantoid, smooth, hyaline; 3.8-5.1 X 1.2-1.6 microns.
@billhubick @johnbotony This accepted, Phlebia tremellosa is synonym
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Milk-white Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteusObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On hardwood branch. White angular pores. Spores cylindrical, smooth, hyaline; 7.1-7.8 X 2.6-2.8 microns.
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Sweetgrass Hydnellum Hydnellum suaveolensObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On ground in mixed (coniferous) forest. Old specimen becoming brown. Spines deep brown. Spores irregular/warted & angular; 4.4-5.0 x 3.3-4.0 microns.
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jobobsolemDescription
On dead hardwood log. Older specimen w/ depressed center; infertile surface w/ scattered hairs. Spore ellipsoid; 10.7-4.5 microns.
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Cusk-Eels Order OphidiiformesObserver
jmaughnDescription
Still alive, if just barely. I put it back in the water, and it wriggled off into the surf.
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jobobsolemDescription
On ground in mixed woods. Velvety cap; flesh yellow. Pores and stalk red.
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jobobsolemDescription
On ground in mixed (hardwood) forest. Older cap pitted. Stalk curved above base. Spores cylindrical, smooth, pale brown; (13.4) 13.9-16.0 x 4.7-5.5 microns.
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Knobbed Whelk Busycon caricaObserver
infohungrymomDescription
This was CRAZY! (I returned it to the ocean immediately after taking these pictures)- a “discarded” knobbed whelk shell, with an “entire neighborhood of very different inhabitants.” I am guessing “Ms. or Mr. Krabs” is the mayor or landlord?
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Aculus leionotusObserver
jimbrightonDescription
Bead galls on the leaves of Betula nigra.
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Harbor Seal Phoca vitulinaObserver
wingnutDescription
Apparent harbor seal. Possibly another true seal species but shape/size etc. seemed solid for this species.
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Caloboletus inedulisObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On ground in hardwood forest. Cap tomentose. Older pores grayish-yellow; stain blue. KOH stains cap pale orange.
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Twisted Deceiver Laccaria tortilisObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On bare wet soil on bank of reservoir. Cap depressed, striate. Gills attached, broad, distant.
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Corrugated-cap Milky Lactifluus corrugisObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On ground in hardwood forest. Older faded cap w/ depressed disc. Sticky white latex stains gills brown. Spores round w/ ridges & warts; 9.0-11.0 microns.
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Lactarius mutabilisObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On ground in mixed woods. Cap w/ concentric rings, sticky (wet). Latex watery-white, stained gills reddish-brown. Stalk color of cap, stuffed.
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Lactifluus luteolusObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On ground in mixed (mostly hardwood) forest. Older cap depressed; fishy odor. Copious white latex staining gills brown. Spores nearly round, warted; 4.5-8.0 X 6.5-7.2 microns.
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Fairy Parachutes Marasmiellus candidusObserver
jobobsolemDescription
Marasmiellus candidus
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burghardtlabDescription
ventral blotch miner, collected from BiodiversiTREE experiment, tree #14947, Quercus pagoda
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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halysObserver
hholbrookDescription
With what looks to possibly be a parasite
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Walshia disparObserver
treichardDescription
Specimen #543
Distal lobe of left valva nearly 3x as big as that of right valva but of similar shape.
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American Mink Neovison visonObserver
sercfisheriesDescription
Don't have a clear view of the venter, but there is white in some extent under the main trunk of the body.
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Observer
treichardDescription
Specimen #540
V-shaped 8th tergite margin, anterior apophyses about 1.2-1.3x the length of the posteriors, 2 posterior lobes on corpus bursae (seen well under the scope but not showing well in the photos).
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Rainbow Scarab Phanaeus vindexObserver
hholbrookDescription
flew into the backside of the house, bounced off the siding, and fell on the deck next to me. First for the yard, and the third or fourth county and time I seen the species in Maryland in the last 25+ years.
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Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricansObserver
jobobsolemDescription
In moss in conifer forest. Older cap whitish w/ slightly depressed brownish center. Flesh stains red. Spore print white.
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Russula perlacteaObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On ground in hardwood forest. Cap flat, whitish, slightly viscid. Stalk white. Spore print white.
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Shellfish-scented Russula Russula xerampelinaObserver
jobobsolemDescription
On ground in hardwood (oak) forest. Cap purplish, flat w/ depressed center, dry; stains olivaceous. Fishy odor.
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Powdery Mildew of Grape Erysiphe necatorObserver
johnplischkeDescription
xould be dirt, I did not scope it
