Postia sp. ined. (near P. ptychogaster), (a bracket fungus)


7 Oct 2000 at OSGR: SU67 in Berks, England

Record Summaryon Yew log sections
Found asFruitbody
Date7 October 2000
Associated organismTaxus baccata
OS grid refOSGR: SU67
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher7 Oct 2000[MWS: 7/10/00 [B]]
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Notes:

Well-developed brackets + imperfect stage

Imperfect stage: pinkish when young, exuding red droplets, becoming brown as matures, soft.

Perfect stage: a pallid Coriolus-like bracket, but softer and with larger pores.

Spores: 4-5/2-3µm, ellipsoid, hyaline

Context hyphae: septate, clamped, cylindric, 3.75-5µm wide.

Chlamydospores: 5.5-7/3.5-4.5µm, thick-walled.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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