Subulicystidium longisporum (Pat.) Parmasto, (a resupinate fungus)


5 Oct 2002 at OSGR: SU57 in Berks, England

Record Summaryon underside of wet rotten Beech wood
Found asFruitbody
Date5 October 2002
Associated organismFagus sylvatica
OS grid refOSGR: SU57
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher5 Oct 2002[A]
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Notes:

Fruitbody a very thin, loose-felty white coating with projecting cystidia (obvious under dissecting microscope).

The hymenium presents a smooth almost closed surface, with abrupt margin beyond which is sparse short cobwebby mycelium.

Spore print: white, non-amyloid

Spores: narrowly fusiform, slightly sigmoid, with 2-3 large and 0-3 small oil droplets, 15-17/µm

Cystidia: narrow, with scale-like encrustation but clear ends, 90/3µm.

Basidia: 4-spored

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