commonly known loving bird nest species fungus genus family like species fruiting bodies resemble tiny bird nests filled eggs fruiting bodies referred splash cups designed use force falling drops water disperse spores species worldwide distribution prefers growing soil containing specific epithet derived latin word meaning description fruiting bodies barrel shaped tall wide mouth short golden brown brown age outside wall covered fungal hyphae resembles hair older specimens outer layer hair technically completely worn internal wall cup smooth grey bluish black eggs bird nest diameter typically cup attached fruiting body structure hyphae differentiated regions basal piece inner wall middle piece upper called purse connected lower surface purse middle piece thread interwoven hyphae called cord attached end end mass hyphae called reports found led authors species genus spores roughly spherical relatively large typical dimensions great spore size noted spores growing directly surface attachment separated basidia collapses accompanied inner walls examination fruiting bodies scanning electron transmission electron revealed details microscopic architecture arrangement example hyphae form dense network hyphae cord arranged twisted form like rope cord known highly elastic high strength thicker hyphae rest thick walled hyphae known skeletal hyphae proposed skeletal hyphae form structural network helps fruiting body maintain vital proper functioning spore dispersal mechanism life cycle life cycle contains stages typical taxa reproduce spores sexually produced contain single nucleus dispersal spores grow hyphae single nucleus compartment hyphae different mating compatibility groups fuse form containing process called period time approximately days grown pure culture laboratory appropriate environmental conditions fruiting bodies formed fruiting bodies produce containing basidia new young basidia contain pair sexually compatible fuse resulting fusion nucleus undergoes produce development extreme fruiting body form color noted reported discovering slender stemmed form fruiting bodies originating stalk shown laboratory grown specimens development form fruiting bodies partially dependent intensity light receives development example exposure light required fruiting occur furthermore light needs suggests certain growing conditions shortage available nutrients shifts fungus produce hypothetical precursor enables growth fruiting bodies stimulated affected light fungi positively orient fruiting bodies direction light source habitat distribution grows soil sites recorded growing sand dunes fungus known worldwide distribution curtis gates lloyd monograph wrote probably occurs country occurs spore dispersal drop water hits interior cup appropriate angle velocity ejected air force drop force tears open purse results expansion cord pressure lower purse followed highly cord basal hit nearby plant stem stick sticks cord stem stick powered force moving drying remains attached vegetation eaten grazing animal later deposited animal continue life cycle compounds number type compounds isolated identified liquid culture furthermore known isolated liquid culture activity dna protection activity uses traditional medicine traditional chinese medicine fungus help relieve symptoms stomach agricultural industrial investigated ability break agricultural like wheat straw grasses breaks leaving intact increases mammals value food source responsible industrial applications degradation removal pulp paper industry liquid cultures shown explosive compound tnt
Cyathus stercoreus