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Fungi: Ascomycota: Pezizomycetes: Pezizales: Pyronemataceae: Anthracobia macrocystis (Cooke) Boud., 1907

Anthracobia macrocystis – Charcoal goldeneye

Synonyms: Humaria macrocystis, Humarina macrocystis, Peziza macrocystis, Peziza subhirsuta.

Common name: charcoal goldeneye.

Russian name: Antrakobiya makrotsistis.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Anthracobia macrocystis is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae.

AI-generated description

Anthracobia macrocystis is a species of fungus in the family Pyronemataceae. It is characterized by its large, yellow to orange apothecia and ellipsoidal to cylindrical spores. In St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and north-western Russia, Anthracobia macrocystis has been found growing on soil, moss, and decaying plant material in coniferous and mixed forests. The fungus typically fruits in late summer to early autumn, with a preference for acidic, sandy soils and shaded to partially shaded habitats.

Photos of this mushroom from the area of St. Petersburg, Russia

Orange disks of fungus <B>Anthracobia macrocystis</B> near old fire place on a trail across the swamp in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-07.htm">July 7, 2017</A>
LinkOrange disks of fungus Anthracobia macrocystis near old fire place on a trail across the swamp in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 7, 2017
Location on mapsZapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197373
Fungus <B>Anthracobia macrocystis</B> on a trail across the swamp in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-07.htm">July 7, 2017</A>
LinkFungus Anthracobia macrocystis on a trail across the swamp in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 7, 2017
Location on mapsZapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197373
Fungus <B>Anthracobia macrocystis</B> in moss on a trail across the swamp in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-07.htm">July 7, 2017</A>
LinkFungus Anthracobia macrocystis in moss on a trail across the swamp in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 7, 2017
Location on mapsZapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197373
Charcoal goldeneye cup fungus (<B>Anthracobia macrocystis</B>) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-14.htm">July 14, 2017</A>
LinkCharcoal goldeneye cup fungus (Anthracobia macrocystis) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 14, 2017
Charcoal goldeneye fungus (<B>Anthracobia macrocystis</B>) on soil near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-14.htm">July 14, 2017</A>
LinkCharcoal goldeneye fungus (Anthracobia macrocystis) on soil near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 14, 2017
Charcoal goldeneye fungus (<B>Anthracobia macrocystis</B>) on burnt soil in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-08-08.htm">August 8, 2017</A>
LinkCharcoal goldeneye fungus (Anthracobia macrocystis) on burnt soil in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 8, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Charcoal goldeneye fungus (<B>Anthracobia macrocystis</B>) on burnt ground in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-08-08.htm">August 8, 2017</A>
LinkCharcoal goldeneye fungus (Anthracobia macrocystis) on burnt ground in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 8, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia
Charcoal goldeneye fungus (cup mushrooms <B>Anthracobia macrocystis</B>) on a site of old bonfire in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-08-08.htm">August 8, 2017</A>
LinkCharcoal goldeneye fungus (cup mushrooms Anthracobia macrocystis) on a site of old bonfire in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 8, 2017
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia

AI-generated summary of observations

Observations of the fungus Anthracobia macrocystis in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia reveal its presence in various environments. The fungus was found growing near an old fireplace on a trail across a swamp in Yuntolovsky Park, as well as in moss on the same trail. It was also spotted near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, growing on soil and burnt soil in Lembolovo, approximately 35 miles north of Saint Petersburg. Additionally, the fungus was observed on burnt ground and at a site of an old bonfire in Lembolovo. The observations were made between July 7 and August 8, 2017, suggesting that the fungus thrives in areas with burnt or charred soil, often near water sources or in moist environments. Its growth habits appear to be associated with disturbed or altered ecosystems.

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Acknowledgements

Russian web-forums Planeta Gribov, V Kontakte, and Griby Sredney Polosy for learning names of local mushrooms.

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