Species

Crucibulum laeve (Common bird’s nest fungus)

Crucibulum laeve. Photo: (c) Steve Reekie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Crucibulum is a genus in the Nidulariaceae, a family of fungi whose fruiting bodies resemble tiny egg-filled bird’s nests. Often called “splash cups”, the fruiting bodies are adapted for spore dispersal by using the kinetic energy of falling drops of rain. The “eggs” inside the bird’s nests (technically known as peridioles) are hard waxy shells containing spores, and tend to stick to whatever nearby herbage they land on, thus increasing the odds of being consumed and…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Agaricineae
        Family: Nidulariaceae (Bird’s nest fungi)
        Genus: Crucibulum
        Species: Crucibulum laeve (Common bird’s nest fungus)

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