In October 2017 a cluster of white ‘beads’, the early stage of a Stemonitis sp., appeared on a dead Bedfordia salicina. I monitored the colour change as it matured; its bright rusty red colour suggested Stemonitis axifera and the characteristics of the internal and surface net confirmed this identification (see below).
The internal net of S. axifera usually has 3 meshes across the radius, and the surface net has angular meshes that are usually smooth, i.e. without spines or free ends.
S. axifera internal net
S. axifera surface net
Stemonitis axifera
Tasmanian Myxomycetes 