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Phellinus contiguus (Pers.) Pat., 1900 (a bracket fungus)

Date: 25 February 1999
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 25/02/1999[A]
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State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: on underside of wooden well cover
Identification Notes: Resupinate, cinnamon poroid fruitbody with saffron tomentose patches, and pale water-filled 'stalagtites'.
Pores lacerate, like a brown Schizopora paradoxa.
Hymenium darkens in KOH, with hollow chaetae.
Spores: 6-8/3.5µm, with 1 or 2 large oil drops

Images etc

magnified photograph 'Stalagmites' 36 Kb 427 by 341 pixels
magnified photograph Fruitbody 500 by 258 pixels
magnified photograph Fruitbody 500 by 270 pixels
magnified photograph Fruitbody 500 by 346 pixels
magnified photograph Fruitbody 500 by 379 pixels
magnified photograph Fruitobdy 500 by 372 pixels
magnified photograph Frutbody - close-up 47 Kb 427 by 341 pixels
magnified photograph Mycelial patch - close-up 28 Kb 427 by 341 pixels
magnified photograph Pores - close-up 53 Kb 427 by 341 pixels
magnified photograph Pores - close-up 50 Kb 427 by 341 pixels
magnified photograph Pores - close-up 47 Kb 427 by 341 pixels
magnified photograph Pores and 'stalagmites' 49 Kb 427 by 341 pixels
microscope photograph Chaetae 31 Kb 421 by 388 pixels
microscope photograph Spores 5 Kb 233 by 97 pixels
microscope photograph Spores 11 Kb 362 by 121 pixels
microscope photograph Tramal hyphae 21 Kb 323 by 278 pixels

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