Capilano Fish Hatcheries,
4500 Capilano Rd.,
North Vancouver
Latitude
N 49 21.47'
Longitude
W 123 06.79'
Altitude
<100 M
Date
26/10/2002 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
AY228344
Morphological Description
Collector
Alison Fischer
Number
AF 1
Other Collectors
Determined by
Host Substratum
Notes
-distinct, fish-like odour-slightly peppery taste-skin peels from cap easily, leaving behind a rosy colour-FeSO4 test was done(with concentrated H2SO4 and water), but on dry tissue. there was no reaction but possibly the test does not work on dry tissue.
Habitat
In a coniferous forest.
growing on a dead log(unknown tree species)
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
3 convex to plane
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 11 dark brown
Secondary color top surface: 15 black or dark gray
Spore print color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Spore length: 8
Spore width: 7.5
Smell: 4 unpleasant
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 3 depressed
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 11 dark brown
Cap width: 45
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 3 sticky or slimy when wet
Cap flesh color: 1 white
Cap flesh stain color: 8 tan - light brown
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Cap cross section: 5 straight
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 2 clavate
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Stipe flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh color: 1 white
Stipe flesh stain color: 8 tan - light brown
Stipe stain color: 8 tan - light brown
Stipe width: 15
Stipe length: 40
Gill attachment: 1 adnate
Gills waxy feel: No
Ring type: 5 none
Partial veil type: 5 none
Volva type: 6 none
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 2 rough
