Capilano River Regional Park, located in North Vancouver. Obtained from the side of a fallen tree stump located off the Shinglebolt Trail to the north of the pipeline bridge.
Latitude
49° 21’ N
Longitude
123° 7' W
Altitude
90 m
Date
26/10/2007 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
EU486458
Morphological Description
Collector
Sarah Mak
Number
SM071027
Other Collectors
Andrew Yamada
Determined by
Sarah Mak
Host Substratum
Decaying Conifer Log
Notes
Exact species of specimen is unknown. Closely matched to G. carnosum in DNA sequence data and morphological features. Another possiblilty for the species of this specimen is G. oregonense, but there are slight discrepancies between the features of the specimen and the description of G. oregonense.
Dave Carmean added this from previous submittal:
Basidiospores:
Spores are brown, ellipsoid, with a slightly truncated apex. They are negative in Melzer’s reagent. There are two walls, a hyaline outer wall apparent only near the apex of the spore, and a darker brown inner wall that appears to be verrucose and rough. Spores are 10-15um in length, and 7-10um in width.
Basidiocarp:
The pileus is approximately 10 cm in width, and is roughly oval. A stalk __cm in width and ___cm in length connects the pileus to the conifer stump. The surface of the pileus is lacquered dark burgundy in colour, dusted with a cocoa-brown layer of basidiospores overtop. The pore surface is white-cream in colour when the specimen is fresh; becomes brown when rubbed against or after the specimen is dried. Pores are roughly circular to angular, approximately ___m in diameter. There is a sharp margin between the pore surface and pileus surface (i.e. no defined white margin as in young G. lucidum); margin is concolourous with pileus, however, this may vary depending on the age of the specimen. The pileus surface contains elongated, thick-walled, yellow end cells which form a dense palisade layer perpendicular to the surface. This layer is not amyloid in Melzer’s reagent.
Habitat
On a fallen coniferous tree trunk within the forest. Very shaded, moist and surrounded by other fallen logs, coniferous and decidious trees.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Sarah Mak
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
3 convex to plane
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
pored wood decay fungus
morphology summary
Material collected: pored wood decay fungus
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Spore print color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Hymenium color when young: 8 tan - light brown
Hymenium color when mature: 8 tan - light brown
Spore length: 1015
Spore width: 710
Smell: 2 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 4 very hard, woody
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 1 raised
Cap shape from above: 3 fan or tongue shape
Cap color with age: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Cap stain color: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Cap width: 10
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Cap flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Cap margin surface: 1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge)
Cap edge: 2 wavy or lobed
Stipe core: 1 solid
Stipe position: 3 lateral
Stipe flesh hardness: 4 very hard, woody
Stipe flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Stipe flesh color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Stipe secondary color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Stipe width: 24
Stipe length: 40
Hymenium stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Melzer's color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 2 rough
clamp connections: Yes
