| Family
|
Mycenaceae |
| Accession Number
|
n/a |
| Genus
|
Atheniella |
| Species
|
aurantiidisca |
| Species Author
|
(Murrill) Redhead, Moncalvo, Vilgalys, Desjardin & B.A. Perry. |
| Date
|
20/10/2024 |
| Morphological Description
|
Small gilled mushroom with vivid orange pileus. |
| Collector
|
Harmony Chao |
| Number
|
HC.6.Oct192024 |
|
Cap shape when mature |
1 conical/bell shape |
|
Cap shape in center |
1 raised |
|
Cap shape from above |
1 circular-even if wavy |
|
color of top surface |
5 orange |
|
Secondary color top surface |
4 yellow/gold |
|
Cap color with age |
5 orange |
|
Cap stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Cap width |
4 |
|
Cap surface texture |
2 smooth |
|
Cap stickiness |
5 moist feel |
|
Cap has concentric zones of color |
Yes |
|
Cap stalk easily part |
Yes |
|
Cap hygrophanous |
No |
|
Cap flesh color |
3 pale yellow or cream |
|
Cap flesh stain color |
4 yellow/gold |
|
Flesh hardness |
1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous |
|
Flesh toughness |
1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage |
|
Flesh fracture |
2 irregular tear |
|
Cap cross section |
5 straight |
|
Cap margin surface |
2 smooth |
|
Cap edge |
1 smooth |
|
Stipe shape |
3 equal |
|
Stipe core |
2 hollow |
|
Stipe position |
1 central |
|
Stipe flesh hardness |
1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous |
|
Stipe flesh toughness |
1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage |
|
Stipe flesh fracture |
2 irregular tear |
|
Stipe flesh color |
3 pale yellow or cream |
|
Stipe flesh stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Stipe primary color |
1 white |
|
Stipe secondary color |
4 yellow/gold |
|
Stipe stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Stipe surface texture |
10 smooth |
|
Stipe width |
1 |
|
Stipe length |
18 |
|
Gill attachment |
2 adnexed |
|
Gill collarium |
No |
|
Gill sawtooth edge |
No |
|
Hymenium color when young |
1 white |
|
Hymenium color when mature |
3 pale yellow or cream |
|
Hymenium stain color |
4 yellow/gold |
|
Gills break from cap |
No |
|
Gills deliquescent |
No |
|
Gills mottled face |
No |
|
Gills secede from stalk |
Yes |
|
Gills waxy feel |
No |
|
Gills anastomosing |
No |
|
Gills forked |
No |
|
Ring type |
5 none |
|
Partial veil type |
5 none |
|
Ring location on stalk |
5 none |
|
Ring number |
3 none |
|
Ring color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Volva type |
6 none |
|
Volva color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Habit |
1 solitary or scattered |
|
Taste |
3 mild/none |
|
Smell |
2 mild/none |
|
Spore print color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Latex color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Latex stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Reaction ammonia color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Reaction ferrous sulphate color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
| Reaction Melzer's color
|
4 yellow/gold |
|
Reaction potassium |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Spore shape |
3 elliptical |
|
Spore ornamentation |
none |
|
Spore length |
6.25 |
|
Spore width |
3.75 |
|
phylum |
Basidiomycota |
|
material collected |
gilled mushroom |
|
trama type |
filamentous |
|
cap cuticle type |
n/a |
|
clamp connections |
not observed, but present according to literature |
|
cystidia |
cheilocystidia |
|
morphology summary |
|
| Notes
|
This genus is saprotrophic. Found growing next to one other member of similar age, ~10 cm away. |
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