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| Record Summary | Young fruitbodies, in tiers, on dead, fallen, decorticate Chestnut log |
| Found as | Fruitbody |
| Date | 13 November 2004 |
| Associated organism | Castanea sativa |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU76 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W |
| Vice County | Berks, VC no: 22 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 13 Nov 2004[A] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
Cap cuticle with black resinous patches in older parts.
Pores collapsing on drying in places.
Form with very short spores.
Dried context white, with blue tinge when cut!
Spore print: white.
Spores: hyaline, narrowly ellipsoid, 4-5/2.5µm. No reaction in Melzer’s.
Cuticle of thick-walled, clamped, repent, hyphae 4-5µm diam.
Context of narrow, thin-walled, clamped hyphae, swelling to 2.5-5µm diam in 10% KOH.
Trama of thin-walled clamped hyphae, c.1.5µm diam.
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