 Sporangium with sporagiospores (with x40 objective) of common pinmould fungus (Mucor mucedo) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Sporangium with sporagiospores (in Congo Red, with x40 objective) of common pinmould fungus (Mucor mucedo) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Sporagiospores (with x100 objective) of common pinmould fungus (Mucor mucedo) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Common pinmould fungus (Mucor mucedo) growing on dog s(?) poop near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Common pinmould fungus (Mucor mucedo) on animal dung deposited on a big fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 4, 2024
 Close-up of common pinmould fungus (Mucor mucedo) on animal dung on a big mossy fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 4, 2024
 Common pinmould fungus (Mucor mucedo) and a tree dwelling moss Leucodon julaceous on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 4, 2024
 Common pinmould fungus (Mucor mucedo) on dung in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, January 26, 2024
 Fluffy colony of common pinmould fungus (Mucor mucedo) with sporangiophores on dung in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, January 26, 2024
 Tissues (with x40 objective) of Mucor mold-like fungus Phycomyces or Zygomyces from poop, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Hyphae and spores(?) (with x100 objective) of Mucor mold-like fungus Phycomyces or Zygomyces from poop, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Spores (at low magnification, x40 objective) of Ascomycete fungus Orbilia(?) from burned oak collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 21, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata group), at low magnification (x10 objective), collected from muddy soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Spores at low magnification (with x40 objective) of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Tissues at low magnification (x40 objective) of greyling mushrooms Tephrocybe anthracophila from an old bonfire site, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Tissues at low magnification of mold fungus Beauveria bassiana from a fallen mantis, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Tissues under very low magnification of mold fungus Beauveria bassiana from a fallen mantis, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Hyphae and spores (with x40 objective) of white Hypomyces fungus from a false truffle Rhizopogon, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Hyphae and spherical spores (x40 objective) of white Hypomyces fungus from a false truffle Rhizopogon, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Asci (at low magnification, x10 objective, in KOH) of common eyelash mushrooms (Scutellinia scutellata(?)) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 24, 2024
 Black hair (at low magnification, x4 objective, in KOH) of common eyelash mushrooms (Scutellinia scutellata(?)) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 24, 2024
 Spores of tiny white Mycena mushroom from pine cone (with x40 objective, low magnification) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, May 5, 2023
 Spores of tiny white Mycena mushroom from pine cone (with x10 objective, very low magnification) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, May 5, 2023
 Spores or may be conidia of Mucor mold-like fungus Phycomyces or Zygomyces from poop, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Spores (with x40 objective) of yellow corticioid fungus Penttilamyces olivascens from underside of a fallen oak, collected a day before on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 5, 2023
 Spores (with x100 objective) of yellow corticioid fungus Penttilamyces olivascens from underside of a fallen oak, collected a day before on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 5, 2023
 Spores (in Congo Red, at low magnification) of fungus Leucogloe compressa from pine log (no pictures of the fungus were taken), collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 6, 2023
 Tissues at low magnification of orange oysterling mushrooms from a vertically cut surface of an oak log, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Tissues at low magnification of false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon luteolus) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Spores (x100 objective) of Ascomycete fungus Orbilia(?) from burned oak collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 21, 2023
 Tissues of a cup (at low magnification) of Ascomycete fungus Orbilia(?) from burned oak collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 20, 2023
 Tissues (at low magnification) of Ascomycete fungus Orbilia(?) from burned oak collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 20, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete fungus Hyalorbilia inflatula at low magnification (x40 objective) collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 15, 2023
 Hyphae at low magnification of a button-like mushroom Russula marshalliorum (Cystangium (Martellia) vesiculosum)(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Spores (in lugol, at low magnification, x40 objective) of oysterling mushrooms Clitopilus hobsonii(?) collected 2 days before near Caney Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 2, 2023
 Tissues of white web-like fungus from pine cones under a microscope (x40 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Basidia of swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) under a microscope with x40 objective, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery a day before. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Tissues (under x40 objective) of whitish mold fungus Hypomyces(?) from rotting Rhizopogon (no pictures of the fungus were taken) collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Sporangia of slime mold Cribraria cancellata (with x40 objective) from a thick wet pine log, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 24, 2023
 Sporangia of slime mold Cribraria cancellata (with x10 objective) from a thick wet pine log, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 24, 2023
 Paraphyses and asci of cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata group) (x40 objective), collected from muddy soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Tissues of white web-like fungus from pine cones under a microscope (x100 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Tooth with crystals of swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) under a microscope with x40 objective, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery a day before. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Tissues of a tooth of swarming spine fungus (Mucronella calva) under a microscope with x40 objective, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery a day before. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Mucor mold-like fungus Phycomyces or Zygomyces on dung on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Asci and paraphyses of eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata group) (x40 objective), collected from muddy soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Asci and spores of eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata group) (x40 objective), collected from muddy soil on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Pinkish tissue (at low magnification) of mold fungus Hypomyces from blushing bracket mushrooms, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Close-up of Mucor mold-like fungus Phycomyces or Zygomyces on poop on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Conidia and tissues under a microscope with x40 objective of mold-like fungus Tilachlidium setigerum(?) from dried Xeromphalina mushrooms, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Hyphae and conidia under a microscope with x40 objective of mold-like fungus Tilachlidium setigerum(?) from dried Xeromphalina mushrooms, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 2, 2023
 Spores (at very low magnification, x10 objective, spore print thin, slightly brown) of oysterling mushrooms Clitopilus hobsonii(?) collected 2 days before near Caney Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 2, 2023
 Brownish ball of slime mold Hemitrichia calyculata under a microscope at very low magnification (10x objective), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Capillitial threads of slime mold Hemitrichia calyculata under a microscope at low magnification (40x objective), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Conydia(?) of Hypomyces on a cap of mushroom Boletus harrisonii(?) at low magnification (x40 objective), collected from muddy soil on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Texture of orange sclerotia of some fungus under a microscope at low magnification, collected north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023
 Brownish ball of slime mold Hemitrichia calyculata under a microscope at lowest magnification (4x objective), collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 4, 2022
 Tissues (at low magnification) of greenish mold fungus Hypomyces from blushing bracket mushrooms growing on a tilted and dried oak, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Tissues of mold fungus Tilachlidium setigerum(?) at low magnification from Xeromphalina collected north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023
 Tissues (in Congo Red) of orange sclerotia of some fungus under a microscope at low magnification, collected north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 31, 2023
 Spores (with x100 objective) at of Pine Spikes mushrooms (Chroogomphus vinicolor) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023
 Hyphae and sporangia (under x100 objective) of whitish mold fungus Hypomyces(?) from rotting Rhizopogon collected on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Spores of rust fungus Coleosporium elephantopodis at low magnification collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 2, 2022
 Tissues of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica under a microscope at low magnification, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Cylindrical conidia (in lugol, low magnification) of mold fungus Cylindrium elongatum(?) from a rotting oak leaf, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 19, 2023
 Cheilocystidia (with x100 objective, in Congo Red) of stinking dapperling mushrooms (Lepiota cristata) from a primitive campground, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 4, 2023
 Tissues and cheilocystidia (with x40 objective, in Congo Red) of stinking dapperling mushrooms (Lepiota cristata) from a primitive campground, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 4, 2023
 Cylindrical conidia (in Toluidine blue, low magnification) of mold fungus Cylindrium elongatum(?) from a rotting oak leaf, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 19, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica in iodine solution under a microscope at low magnification, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Tissues of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica in iodine solution under a microscope at very low magnification, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
 Spores (at low magnification, x40 objective) of corticioid fungus Scytinostroma portentosum(?) from dry stems of pecan, collected a day before in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2023
 Asci with spores (x100 objective, in KOH) of common eyelash mushrooms (Scutellinia scutellata(?)) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 24, 2024
 Asci and paraphyses (x100 objective, in KOH) of common eyelash mushrooms (Scutellinia scutellata(?)) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 24, 2024
 Asci with spores and paraphyses (x40 objective, in KOH) of common eyelash mushrooms (Scutellinia scutellata(?)) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 24, 2024
 Asci at low magnification of common grey disco mushrooms (Mollisia cinerea) from an oak log, collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2022
 Spores of common thin grey, bluish crust fungus from wet bark and wood of pine logs, collected a day before near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 4, 2023
 Asci with spores and paraphyses (x40 objective, in Congo Red) of common eyelash mushrooms (Scutellinia scutellata(?)) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 24, 2024
 Spores of mushrooms Conocybe subpubescens at low magnification, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Spherical inclusions in tissues of mold fungus Beauveria bassiana from a fallen mantis, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Spores and basidia at low magnification (x40 objective) of petticoat mottlegill mushrooms (Panaeolus papilionaceus) from dung, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 27, 2023
 Asci with spores and paraphyses (x100 objective, in Congo Red) of common eyelash mushrooms (Scutellinia scutellata(?)) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, March 24, 2024
 Spores (at low magnification, x40 objective) of white crust fungus Dendrothele candida from bark of a large live oak at the entrance, collected a day before in Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 2, 2023
 Tissues and transparent spherical regions of mold fungus Beauveria bassiana from a fallen mantis, collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x10 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x40 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x10 objective) in Melzer, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Tissues of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x40 objective) in Melzer, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Spores (in KOH) at low magnification (x40 objective) of petticoat mottlegill mushrooms (Panaeolus papilionaceus) from dung (spore print black), collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 27, 2023
 Web mold fungus Syzygites megalocarpus under a microscope at low magnification, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Spores of tiny white Mycena mushroom from pine cone (with x100 objective) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, May 5, 2023
 Hyphae (at low magnification) of some mold fungus around a burrow from a side of a sandy trail in a pine forest collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 5, 2023
 Tissues (at low magnification) of mushrooms Chromosera cyanophylla from rotting pine wood, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
 Gill tissue and spores of mushrooms Conocybe subpubescens in Congo Red dye at low magnification, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2023
 Spores of fungus Hypomyces on Boletus subfraternis under a microscope with x40 objective, collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, August 28, 2022
 Basidia and spores of web mold fungus Syzygites megalocarpus at low magnification, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
 Tissues of crust fungus Gloeoporus ambiguus (Meruliopsis ambigua) from a fallen pine branch under a microscope at low magnification, collected near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 20, 2022
 Spores (in lugol, x40 objective) of pinkish mold-like fungus Hypomyces samuelsii(?) from little nest polypore collected in Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, October 29, 2023
 Immature spherical asci of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x40 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
 Tissues of cup fungus Plicaria carbonaria under a microscope with x40 objective, collected near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2022
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