The location of the fungus is as follows: Capilano Fish Hatcheries, 4500 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver
Latitude
N49 21.47
Longitude
W123 06.79
Altitude
~100 M
Date
26/10/2002 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
AY228345
Morphological Description
Macroscopic features of this fungus include a fruiting body height of 9-13cm. At its largest width the specimen is 0.4-0.7cm. The fungus is gregarious, with around five individuals in a tuft. The mature specimens are greyish-brown in colour with a very slight hint of lilac; the younger speciments are cream coloured. The fungus lacks a cap, and is fusiform, with a tapered apex (~0.2cm) and a slightly larger base of 0.3-0.4cm. The stipe is hollow, and is slightly fibrous in texture. The stalk spirals (~2 complete turns in a mature specimen) and is compressed (longitudinally sulcate). The fungus tends to be quite simple, and only a single tip is forked. The flesh of the mushroom is brittle and fragile. A chalky white substance coats the outer surface of the mushroom (its spores). The odour of the fungus, although weak, is slightly reminiscent of the smell exuded by grocery store mushrooms. No taste can be detected.
Microscopic features of the fungus include a basidiospore length ranging from 6.25um to 8.5um. The width of the basidiospores vary from 3.25um to 5um. The basidiospores are white, and are ellipsoid to oblong in shape. Large oil droplets can be seen in many of the spores. Hyaline and cylindric cysidia are present in abundance. The cystidia are projecting and contain granules. The cystidia vary greatly in size, ranging in length from 51um to 125um, and in width from 5um to 6.5um.
Collector
Allison Stewart
Number
AS1
Other Collectors
Determined by
Allison Stewart
Host Substratum
No known host
Notes
Habitat
This fungus was found in the
Capilano coniferous forest. It was located at the side of a fairly distubed pathway, and was found in soil covered by a shallow layer of rotting leaves. The fungus was directly under a huckleberry tree.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
coral
morphology summary
Material collected: coral
Habit: 3 compact clumps
Color of top surface: 2 light gray
Secondary color top surface: 8 tan - light brown
Spore print color: 1 white
Hymenium color when young: 3 pale yellow or cream
Hymenium color when mature: 2 light gray
Spore length: 6.2585
Spore width: 3.255
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Flesh toughness: 1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage
Flesh fracture: 4 brittle or crumbly
Stipe shape: 2 clavate
Stipe core: 2 hollow
Stipe flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Stipe flesh toughness: 1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage
Stipe flesh fracture: 4 brittle or crumbly
Stipe flesh color: 2 light gray
Stipe primary color: 2 light gray
Stipe secondary color: 8 tan - light brown
Stipe surface texture: 5 powdery granules
Stipe width: .407
Stipe length: 913
Ring type: 5 none
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
cystidia: Abundant and projecting, range in length from 51um to 125um.
clamp connections: Not observed
cap cuticle type: No cap present
