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Chaetocladium jonesii (Berk. & Broome) Fresen., 1863 (a zygomycete fungus)

Date: 21 February 2004
Location: Berks, England
Record Summary: on rat droppings from plastic compost bin after 36hours culturing
Associated organism: on cultured dung of Rattus norvegicus
Capture method: cultured
Identification Notes: Sporangiophores with clusters of branches with protruding tips.
Sporangioles: 6-9µm diam, echinulate.

Images etc

microscope photograph Cluster of branches on sporangium - magnified 353 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Cluster of branches on sporangium - magnified 285 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Cluster of branches on sporangium - magnified 500 by 386 pixels
microscope photograph Cluster of branches on sporangium - magnified 500 by 384 pixels
microscope photograph Cluster of branches on sporangium - magnified 500 by 378 pixels
microscope photograph Sporangioles - magnified 500 by 476 pixels
microscope photograph Sporangioles - magnified 500 by 360 pixels
microscope photograph Sporangioles - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Sporangioles and branch termination - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Sporangioles on sporangium branches - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Sporangium branches - magnified 500 by 287 pixels

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