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Marasmius limosus Quél., 1877 (a toadstool)

Date: 28 September 2000
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 28/09/2000[S]
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State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: on dead Carex and Phragmites leaves
Associated organism: on dead leaf of Phragmites australe
Identification Notes: Long stipe, small cap.
Gill united into collarium.
Basdiospores (from spore print): 4-7/2-3µm, mostly about 5/2.5µm
Gill edge with brush cells.
Cap cuticle apparently smooth, hymeniform (or may be some of the brush cells were from cap cuticle?)

Images etc

magnified photograph Cap - close-up 500 by 458 pixels
magnified photograph Cap and stipe 394 by 500 pixels
magnified photograph Gills, stipe & collarium 500 by 420 pixels
magnified photograph Gills, stipe apex & collarium 500 by 396 pixels
magnified photograph Stipe - attachment - close-up 22 Kb 422 by 198 pixels
magnified photograph Stipe and attachment 12 Kb 386 by 81 pixels
naked eye photograph Two fruitbodies on carex leaf 500 by 364 pixels
naked eye photograph Two fruitbodies 500 by 274 pixels
microscope photograph Basidiospores 10 Kb 160 by 133 pixels
microscope photograph Basidiospores 31 Kb 314 by 315 pixels
microscope photograph Basidiospores 12 Kb 176 by 164 pixels
microscope photograph Basidiospores 500 by 298 pixels
microscope photograph Gill edge - brush cell - close-up 38 Kb 353 by 399 pixels
microscope photograph Gill edge - brush cells 104 Kb 495 by 460 pixels
microscope photograph Gill edge - brush cells 500 by 312 pixels
microscope photograph Gill edge - TS - brush cells 500 by 280 pixels
microscope photograph Gill edge - with brush cells 500 by 232 pixels
microscope photograph Stipe cutis 500 by 400 pixels

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