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Conocybe pubescens (Gillet) Kühner, 1935 (a conecap)

Date: 21 October 2005
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 21/10/2005[A]
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State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: on old cow pat
Associated organism: on old dung of Bos
Identification Notes: No hairs visible on cap or stipe.
Spore print: BFF: "Umber"

Basidia: 4-spored.
Spores: 15.5-16/8-9µm, germ pore 2µm.
Cheilocystidia: abundant, lecythiform, with heads to 4µm.
Stipe: with long hairs and remains of caulocystidia, although no expanded heads could be found.
Photo Summary: toadstool, in situ, lain down, close-ups, cheilocystidia, spores

Images etc

naked eye photograph Cap - close-up 500 by 452 pixels
naked eye photograph Cap - pale background 401 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Cap showing gills - pale background 425 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - in situ 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - lain down - white background 181 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - lain down to show gills - close-up 500 by 240 pixels
naked eye photograph Gills and upper stipe - close-up 500 by 446 pixels
microscope photograph Cheilocystidia - magnified 500 by 297 pixels
microscope photograph Cheilocystidia - magnified 500 by 367 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - germ pores - highly magnified 28 Kb 459 by 299 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - germ pores - highly magnified 36 Kb 441 by 367 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - magnified 500 by 393 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - highly magnified 500 by 442 pixels

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