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| Record Summary | Unusual growth form - on bark of branch of Grey Sallow |
| Found as | Sporocarp |
| Date | 23 October 2002 |
| Associated organism | Salix cinerea |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU49 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W |
| Vice County | Berks, VC no: 22 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 23 Oct 2002[G] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
Unusually flat growth form.
Hypothallus evident, shellac-like, pale golden-brownish.
Peridium two layered: outer layer is non-crystalline calcareous granules, inner layer shiny, like shellac.
Spores: cocoa brown, 10-13µm diam, spherical to ellipsoid or otherwise mis-shapen, smooth or nearly so.
Capillitium: tubular, hyaline.
Columella absent, just a small non-calcified aggregation of hypothallus in the base of isolated sporangium.
Sporangia very thin: about 0.07-0.2mm thick, anastomosing.
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