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Clavulina cinerea (Bull.) J. Schröt., 1888 (a coral fungus)

Date: 29 November 2004
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 29/11/2004[A]
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State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: several massive fruitbodies and some smaller ones under Oak
Associated organism: under live tree of Quercus
Identification Notes: Tramal hyphae: thin-walled, septate, clamped.
Basidia: 2-spored.
Spores: oblong to slightly amygdaliform, with a large oil drop, 9.5-11/6-7µm.

Spores rather large for this taxon!

Images etc

naked eye photograph Branch tips - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Branch tips - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Branch tips - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Branches - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - close-up 500 by 413 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - close-up 500 by 396 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - close-up 500 by 380 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - close-up 500 by 409 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - in situ 500 by 363 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - in situ 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - LS 500 by 377 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - unearthed 500 by 393 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - unearthed 500 by 401 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - magnified 53 Kb 486 by 418 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - highly magnified 500 by 414 pixels

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