Melanotus phillipsii (Berk. & Broome) Singer, (grass oysterling)


28 Sep 2000 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record Summarysingle fruitbody on dead monocot leaf
Found asFruitbody
Date28 September 2000
Associated organismLiliidae
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher28 Sep 2000[MWS 28/9/00 [T]]
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Notes:

2nd Britsh Record.

Cap: deeply convex, with separable gelatinous pellicle, pellucid-striate almost to centre, 5mm diam

Stipe: slightly excentric, curved and attached to vertical leaf fragment.

Spores: 6-7/3.5-4µm, grey under microscope.

Cheilocystidia: chunky-tipped.

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