| Family |
Elaphomycetaceae |
| Accession Number |
F23757 |
| Genus |
Elaphomyces |
| Species |
granulatus |
| Species Author |
Fr. |
| Country |
Canada |
| Province_State |
British Columbia |
| Location |
Capilano River Regional Park, North Vancouver. |
| Latitude |
49° 21' 37â€Ω N. |
| Longitude |
123° 6' 47â€Ω W |
| Altitude |
100 m |
| Date |
20/10/2012 (DD/MM/YYYY)
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| GeneBank Accession Number |
KC581310 |
| Morphological Description |
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| Collector |
Keerti Walia |
| Number |
kw201012-19 |
| Other Collectors |
Gloria Loi, Renee Siu, Ritika Rakshit |
| Determined by |
Keerti Walia |
| Host Substratum |
Soil |
| Notes |
DNA sequence is of Ascomycota, Epicoccum nigrum, isolated from this Elaphomyces granualtus specimen. Only one golf ball sized specimen, with a yellow-brown warty peridium resembling a tiny potato. Barely covered with a thin layer of soil, likely to have been dug up by squirrels or other animals beforehand. |
| Habitat |
Found in soil, under decaying leaves. Surrounded by humus and coniferous trees. |
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DNA sequence in GeneBank |
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Name of Sequencer |
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Specimen Images
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Cap shape when mature |
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phylum |
Ascomycota |
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material collected |
other |
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morphology summary |
Material collected: other
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Spore print color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore length: 33
Spore width: 33
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 2 bitter
Flesh hardness: 3 hard, potato-like
Flesh toughness: 4 very tough - very difficult to tear by hand
Reaction Melzer's color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 6 circular
Spore ornamentation: 2 rough |
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Time Modified |
11:16:13 |
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Date Created |
21/11/2012 |
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mycology project ID
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488 |
