Growing on a decaying maple tree log on the slope off of the trail between Coho Loop and Pipeline Trail in the Capilano River Regional Park
Latitude
49.3557
Longitude
-123.1117
Altitude
68 m
Date
24/10/2015 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
Morphological Description
Collector
Henry Tai
Number
HTai16
Other Collectors
Ronald Mak, Aubrey Doherty, Melissa Chinaloy
Determined by
Ronald Mak
Host Substratum
Notes
The fungus was 8 cm wide and 5.5 cm long. The fungus had an increasing depth from ~1 mm at the fringe of the fungus up to ~1 cm at the base and the specimen had a fan-like shape lacking a stipe (the specimen grew directly from the log). This sample of P. fulgens had a bright orange-red cap and the spores were irregularly patterned with a yellow color. The flesh of the fungus had a creamy color that seemed to darken slightly with prolonged exposure to air. After returning to the lab, the cap and the spore surface seemed to retain their color, albeit being slightly darker. Upon introduction of Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) to the pore surface, the pore surface turned a bright red,then black after a short period of time. The surface of the cap was velvety while the flesh had a more corky texture and the pores, while seemingly smooth, were actually angular upon closer inspection. The fungal specimen lacked any notable evidence of latex and staining, but there was a mild chlorine taste when sampled.
Under the dissecting microscope, basidia, skeletal hyphae, and spores were visible at 400X magnification. The basidia were ~12.5 µm long and ~2.5 µm wide. The pores were angled, and the pore tubes were determined to be ~5 mm deep under the compound microscope at 400X magnification, and spores were also visible at the same magnification, being 10 µm long and 5 µm wide
Habitat
Maple tree fallen log
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
1 conical/bell shape
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
pored wood decay fungus
morphology summary
Material collected: pored wood decay fungus
Cap shape when mature: 1 conical/bell shape
