fungi

Checklists of Exmoor's Wildlife

In 1996 ENHS produced The Flora and Fauna of Exmoor National Park listing 8243 species which had been recorded. (Now out of print). Since then there have been a number of additions published annually in Exmoor Naturalist magazine. The following lists show what we have recorded so far and it is hoped there will be future updates.

Algae	Amphibians	Beetles
Birds	Bryophytes	Diptera
Fish	Fleas	Fungi
Hymenoptera	Lepidoptera	Lichens
Mammals	Maritime	Other Creatures
Plants	Reptiles	Spiders

Fungi Includes Slime Moulds, Rusts & Smuts, Ascomycetes & Basidiomycetes
Note: We have few up-to-date records of the Slime Moulds and Rust Fungi and these lists therefore rely on the work of the late Norman Hadden which took place mainly in the 1940’s. Any information on more recent studies would be appreciated.
SLIME MOULDS
a slime mould	Amaurochaete atra	Recorded (as A. fuliginosa) by Hadden who cites it as rare in W. Som.
a slime mould	Arcyria cinerea	Recorded by Hadden as common throughout the county. Records from Dunster 1920.
a slime mould	Arcyria denudata	Recorded by Hadden as Abundant in Porlock district; also at Dunster.
a slime mould	Arcyria ferruginea	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W. Som.
a slime mould	Arcyria incarnata	Recorded by Hadden as common throughout the county. Porlock district.
a slime mould	Arcyria obvelata	Recorded (as A. nutans Grev.) by Hadden as uncommon in Porlock district.
a slime mould	Arcyria oerstedtii	Recorded by Hadden as rare in Porlock district on old sawdust Oct. 1920.
a slime mould	Arcyria pomiformis	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W.Som.
a slime mould	Badhamia affinis	Recorded by Hadden as rare. On living ash tree Porlock district.
a slime mould	Badhamia nitens	var. reticulata recorded by Hadden as rare in Porlock district.
a slime mould	Badhamia panicea	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon on rough bark in the Porlock district.
a slime mould	Badhamia utricularis	Recorded by Hadden as common in W.Som.
a slime mould	Calomyxa metallica	Assume name change. Recorded by Hadden as Margarita metallica List. Common in Porlock District.
a slime mould	Clastoderma debaryanum	Recorded by Hadden on dead gorse, Porlock Parks Dec. 1918.ûThis was the first British record of this very minute species.
a slime mould	Collaria elegans	Recorded by Hadden (as Comatrichia elegans Lister) as rare in W. Somerset.
a slime mould	Collaria lurida	Recorded by Hadden (as Comatrichia lurida) as uncommon in West Som.
a slime mould	Collaria rubens	Recorded by Hadden (as Comatrichia rubens Lister) as uncommon on old holly leaves in W.Som.
a slime mould	Colloderma oculatum	Recorded by Hadden as common on wet logs and rotten stumps in W. Som.
a slime mould	Comatricha laxa	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W.Som.
a slime mould	Comatricha nigra	Recorded by Hadden as abundant in W. Som. with var alba uncommon.
a slime mould	Comatricha pulchella	Recorded by Hadden as Rare. On hedge clippings, Bossington.
a slime mould	Comatricha tenerrima	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W.Som.
a slime mould	Craterium aureum	Recorded by Hadden as rare in W. Som.
a slime mould	Craterium leucocephalum	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W.Som.
a slime mould	Craterium minutum	Recorded by Hadden as very common in W.Som.
a slime mould	Craterium muscorum	Recorded (as Badhamia rubiginosa Rost.var globosa Lister.) by Hadden as rare in Porlock district.
a slime mould	Cribraria argillacea	Recorded by Hadden as Common in W.Som.
a slime mould	Cribraria aurantiaca	Recorded by Hadden as common in W.Som.
a slime mould	Cribraria cancellata	Recorded by Hadden (as Dictydium cancellatum Macbr.) as Uncommon in W. Som. and var. fuscum Lister Rare in W.Som.
a slime mould	Cribraria piriformis	Recorded by Hadden as rare in W. Som on old sawdust
a slime mould	Cribraria piriformis var. notabilis	Recorded by Hadden as Rare in W. Som. Porlock Parks Julyû1924.
a slime mould	Cribraria rufa	Recorded by Hadden as common in West Som.
a slime mould	Cribraria violacea	Assume name change: Lamproderma violaceum Rost. recorded by Hadden as rare in W. Som. Luccombe Allers.
a slime mould	Diachea leucopodia	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in Porlock district.
a slime mould	Dianema corticatum	Recorded by Hadden as rare on dead coniferous wood near Porlock.
a slime mould	Dianema depressum	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W.Som.
a slime mould	Dianema harveyi	Recorded by Hadden as rare, Hacketty Way nr Porlock.
a slime mould	Dianema repens	Recorded by Hadden as very rare, Ashley Combe, Nov.1920.
a slime mould	Dictydiaethalium plumbeum	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W.Som.
a slime mould	Diderma asteroides	Recorded by Hadden as rare in Porlock district.
a slime mould	Diderma deplanatum	Recorded by Hadden (as D. niveum ssp deplanatum) as Uncommon in W. Som.
a slime mould	Diderma effusum	Recorded by Hadden as common in W.Som.
a slime mould	Diderma floriforme	Recorded by Hadden as rare in W.Som.
a slime mould	Diderma hemisphaericum	Recorded by Hadden as common in W.Som.
a slime mould	Diderma ochraceum	Recorded by Hadden as rare in W.Somerset, on wet Sphagnum
a slime mould	Diderma radiatum	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in Porlock district.
a slime mould	Diderma spumarioides	Recorded by Hadden as common in W.Som.
a slime mould	Didymium clavus	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W.Som.
a slime mould	Didymium difforme	Recorded by Hadden as v. common in W.Som.
a slime mould	Didymium dubium	Recorded by Hadden as Uncommon in W.Som.
a slime mould	Didymium melanospermum	Recorded by Hadden as common in W.Som.
a slime mould	Didymium nigripes	Recorded by Hadden as common in Porlock and Minehead districts.
a slime mould	Didymium squamulosum	Recorded by Hadden as very common in W. Somerset.
a slime mould	Elaeomyxa cerifera	Recorded by Hadden (if syn. is Diachaea cerifera) on moss onûa bank of a stream at West Porlock Nov. 1923. First British record.
a slime mould	Enerthenema papillatum	Recorded by Hadden as common in W. Somerset
a slime mould	Enteridium lycoperdon	Recorded by Hadden as common in W. Som. and currently commonûin 1996 when Flora & Fauna of ENP issued.
a slime mould	Enteridium olivaceum	Recorded by Hadden as rare in W.Som. as its var. liceoides.
a slime mould	Fuligo cinerea	Recorded by Hadden as rare on old hedge clippings. Porlock Parks.
a slime mould	Fuligo muscorum	Recorded by Hadden as Uncommon in W. Som. on Sphagnum in late autumn.
a slime mould	Fuligo septica	Recorded by Hadden as abundant in W.Som.
a slime mould	Hemitrichia clavata	Recorded by Hadden as rare in W. Som.
a slime mould	Hemitrichia karstenii	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W. Som.
a slime mould	Hemitrichia minor	Recorded by Hadden as rare in W. Som. First English record Porlock Parks; Horner. var pardina on hedge clippings Bossington Jan 1919 first English record.
a slime mould	Lamproderma arcyrioides	Recorded by Hadden as rare in W.Som.
a slime mould	Lamproderma columbinum	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W. Som.
a slime mould	Lamproderma scintillans	Recorded by Hadden as common in W. Som.
a slime mould	Leocarpus fragilis	Recorded by Hadden as common in West Somerset
a slime mould	Lepidoderma tigrinum	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W. Som., often associated with Diderma ochraceum on Sphagnum.
a slime mould	Leptoderma irridescens	Recorded by Hadden as rare in Porlock district.
a slime mould	Licea belmontiana	Licea flexuosa Pers. recorded by Hadden as common on dead coniferous wood in W. Som. No match of species name onûcomputer.
a slime mould	Licea operculata	Assume name change: Norman Hadden recorded Orcadella operculata Wing. as Rare. On living oak, Weir Wood Nov.û1920.
a slime mould	Lycogala epidendrum	Recorded by Hadden as very common in W. Somerset and believed to be so still in 1996 (Flora & Fauna).
a slime mould	Metatrichia floriformis	Recorded by Hadden (as Trichia floriformis (Schwein.) Lister)ûas rare in West Somerset. Sweetworthy Dec. 1920.
a slime mould	Metatrichia vesparium	Assume name change - record by Hadden of Hemitrichia vesparium Macbr. Uncommon in W. Som.
a slime mould	Mucilago crustacea	Assume name change: Mucilago spongiosa Morg. recorded by Hadden as common in W. Som. sometimes abundant on Porlock marsh.
a slime mould	Perichaena corticalis	Norman Hadden recorded as common near Porlock. and var. liceoides Lister as Rare in Porlock district on old hedge clippings Jan 1919.
a slime mould	Perichaena depressa	Norman Hadden recorded as rare. In Porlock district & Dunster
a slime mould	Perichaena vermicularis	Norman Hadden recorded as uncommon in Porlock district.
a slime mould	Physarum bitectum	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W.Som.
a slime mould	Physarum bivalve	Recorded by Hadden (as P. sinuosum Weinm.) as common in Minehead and Porlock districts.
a slime mould	Physarum compressum	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W.Som.
a slime mould	Physarum conglomeratum	Recorded by Hadden as Rare, Porlock Parks Nov. 1918 & Dec. 1920.
a slime mould	Physarum contextum	Recorded by Hadden as rare. Porlock Parks 1918.
a slime mould	Physarum leucopus	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in Porlock district.
a slime mould	Physarum nitens	Recorded by Hadden as Physarum luteo-album.Lister. Very rare, West Porlock Jan 1919.
a slime mould	Physarum nucleatum	Recorded by Hadden from Aldermans Barrow, Dec 1920 - A very rare species which was previously recorded from Lynton Aug.û1915.
a slime mould	Physarum nutans	Recorded by Hadden as very common in W. Som.
a slime mould	Physarum ovisporum	Recorded by Hadden as rare in W.Som.
a slime mould	Physarum psittacinum	Recorded by Hadden as rare in Porlock district.
a slime mould	Physarum pusillum	Recorded by Hadden as common in W.Som.
a slime mould	Physarum straminipes	Recorded by Hadden as rare in W. Som. On old manure.
a slime mould	Physarum vernum	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in Porlock - Minehead area.
a slime mould	Physarum virescens	Recorded by Hadden as rare on Horner Hill.
a slime mould	Physarum viride	Recorded by Hadden as common in W.Som.
a slime mould	Prototrichia metallica	Recorded by Hadden as rare, Porlock Parks Dec. 1920.
a slime mould	Stemonitis flavogenita	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W. Som.
a slime mould	Stemonitis fusca	Recorded by Hadden as Common in W. Som. with var flaccida Lister at Horner Nov. 1920.
a slime mould	Stemonitis herbatica	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W. Som. Culbone Woods.
a slime mould	Stemonitis splendens	Recorded by Hadden as var flaccida Lister Rare in W. Som. And var. webberi Lister Rare in W. Som. Horner Nov. 1920.
a slime mould	Stemonitopsis hyperopta	Recorded by Hadden as rare in W. Som. Porlock Parks on sawdust Oct 1920.
a slime mould	Stemonitopsis typhina	Recorded by Hadden (as Comatrichia typhoides Rost.) as common in W. Som.
a slime mould	Trichia affinis	Recorded by Hadden as common in West Som.
a slime mould	Trichia botrytis	Recorded by Hadden as abundant in W. Som. and var flavicans Rare at Allerford and Bossington.
a slime mould	Trichia contorta	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W. Som.
a slime mould	Trichia contorta var. inconspicua	Recorded by Hadden as rare, on Minehead Warren.
a slime mould	Trichia decipiens	Recorded by Hadden as abundant in W. Som.
a slime mould	Trichia favoginea	Recorded by Hadden as rare in W. Som. Porlock Parks Sep 1920
a slime mould	Trichia persimilis	Recorded by Hadden as very common in W. Som. Dunster 1911.
a slime mould	Trichia scabra	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in Porlock district.
a slime mould	Trichia varia	Recorded by Hadden as abundant in W. Som.
a slime mould	Tubifera ferruginosa	Recorded by Hadden as uncommon in W. Som.
RUSTS AND SMUT FUNGI
a rust	Coleosporium tussilaginis	On a variety of species
a rust	Kuhneola uredinis	On Rubus.
a rust	Melampsora capraearum	ON SALIX
a rust	Melampsora epitea	ON SPINDLE
a rust	Melampsora euphorbiae	ON EUPHORBIA
a rust	Melampsora hypericorum	ON TUTSAN
a rust	Melampsora lini
a rust	Melampsora populnea
a rust	Melampsorella caryophyllacearum	TELEUTOSPORES NOTED BY HADDEN ON CIRSIUM VULGARE AND STELLARIA HOLOSTEA AT WEST PORLOCK & HORNER WOOD.
a rust	Melampsorella symphyti	ON COMFREY
a rust	Melampsoridium betulinum	ESPECIALLY ON BIRCH SEEDLINGS
a rust	Milesina blechni
a rust	Milesina dieteliana
a rust	Milesina scolopendrii
a rust	Miyagia pseudosphaeria
a rust	Phragmidium bulbosum	On Bramble
a rust	Phragmidium fragariae
a rust	Phragmidium mucronatum
a rust	Phragmidium rubi-idaei
a rust	Phragmidium sanguisorbae
BRAMBLE RUST	Phragmidium violaceum	Most areas of bramble currently seem to be affected by this rust.
a rust	Puccinia acetosae
a rust	Puccinia adoxae
a rust	Puccinia albescens
a rust	Puccinia annularis
a rust	Puccinia arenariae
a rust	Puccinia behenis	RECORDED IN FLORA & FAUNA AS P. SILENES SCHROT.
a rust	Puccinia bistortae	RECORDED BY HADDEN AS P. POLYGONI-AMPHIBII & IN FLORA & FAUNA AS SUCH. ON PERSICARIA
a rust	Puccinia brachypodii
a rust	Puccinia brunellarum-moliniae	RECORDED BY HADDEN AS P. MOLINIAE
a rust	Puccinia calcitrapae
a rust	Puccinia caricina	On nettles.
a rust	Puccinia circaeae
a rust	Puccinia cnici-oleracei
a rust	Puccinia conii
a rust	Puccinia coronata	UREDOSPORES ON VARIOUS GRASSES
a rust	Puccinia crepidicola
a rust	Puccinia difformis
a rust	Puccinia dioicae var. silvatica	AECIDIA ON TARAXACUM SPP.
a rust	Puccinia epilobii
a rust	Puccinia fergussonii
a rust	Puccinia festucae	HADDEN RECORDED TELEUTOSPORES ON SHEEPS FESCUE
a rust	Puccinia glechomatis
a rust	Puccinia glomerata
a rust	Puccinia graminis
a rust	Puccinia hieracii	ON VARIOUS COMPOSITES
a rust	Puccinia iridis
a rust	Puccinia lagenophorae
a rust	Puccinia lapsanae
a rust	Puccinia luzulae
a rust	Puccinia maculosa
a rust	Puccinia malvacearum
a rust	Puccinia menthae
a rust	Puccinia nitida	ON AETHUSA CYNAPIUM ALSO ON GARDEN PARSLEY
a rust	Puccinia obscura	AECIDIA ON BELLIS PERENNIS
a rust	Puccinia oxalidis
a rust	Puccinia phragmitis	AECIDIA ON GREEK DOCK AND TELEUTOSPORES ON REEDS AT MINEHEAD WARREN
a rust	Puccinia pimpinellae
a rust	Puccinia poarum	AECIDIA ON COLTSFOOT & TELEUTOSPORES ON POA
a rust	Puccinia primulae
a rust	Puccinia pulverulenta
a rust	Puccinia punctata
a rust	Puccinia punctiformis
a rust	Puccinia recondita
a rust	Puccinia saniculae
a rust	Puccinia smyrnii	LOCALLY ABUNDANT ON ALEXANDERS
a rust	Puccinia tanaceti
a rust	Puccinia tumida
a rust	Puccinia umbilici
a rust	Puccinia veronicae
a rust	Puccinia vincae
a rust	Puccinia violae
a rust	Puccinia virgae-aureae
a rust	Pucciniastrum agrimoniae
a rust	Pucciniastrum circaeae
a rust	Pucciniastrum guttatum
a rust	Pucciniastrum vaccinii
a rust	Trachyspora intrusa
a rust	Tranzschelia discolor
a rust	Triphragmium ulmariae
a rust	Uredo quercus	on Quercus ilex.
a rust	Uromyces acetosae
a rust	Uromyces anthyllidis
a rust	Uromyces armeriae
a rust	Uromyces betae
a rust	Uromyces dactylidis	Teleutospores on grasses. Aecidia on Ranunculus spp.
a rust	Uromyces dianthi
a rust	Uromyces ervi
a rust	Uromyces ficariae
a rust	Uromyces muscari
a rust	Uromyces pisi-sativi	Recorded As U. pisi in Flora & Fauna
a rust	Uromyces polygoni-aviculariae
a rust	Uromyces rumicis
a rust	Uromyces salicorniae
a rust	Uromyces sparsus
a rust	Uromyces nerviphilus	on Trifolium repens
a rust	Uromyces valerianae
a rust	Uromyces viciae-fabae
SMUT FUNGI
Purple Anther Smut	Ustilago violacea	Occurs on Silene alba (White Campion)

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