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Family
Dacrymycetaceae
Accession Number
F23754
Genus
Calocera
Species
cornea
Species Author
(Batsch) Fr.
Date
20/10/2012
Morphological Description
Collector
Elizabeth Steves
Number
ln20101201
Cap shape when mature
Cap shape in center
Cap shape from above
color of top surface
4 yellow/gold
Secondary color top surface
5 orange
Cap color with age
Cap stain color
Cap width
Cap surface texture
Cap stickiness
Cap has concentric zones of color
Cap stalk easily part
Cap hygrophanous
Cap flesh color
Cap flesh stain color
Flesh hardness
1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture
Cap cross section
Cap margin surface
Cap edge
Stipe shape
Stipe core
Stipe position
Stipe flesh hardness
Stipe flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh fracture
Stipe flesh color
Stipe flesh stain color
Stipe primary color
Stipe secondary color
Stipe stain color
Stipe surface texture
Stipe width
Stipe length
Gill attachment
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
Hymenium color when young
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Hymenium color when mature
4 yellow/gold
Hymenium stain color
Gills break from cap
Gills deliquescent
Gills mottled face
Gills secede from stalk
Gills waxy feel
Gills anastomosing
Gills forked
Ring type
Partial veil type
Ring location on stalk
Ring number
Ring color
Volva type
Volva color
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
Latex stain color
Reaction ammonia color
Reaction ferrous sulphate color
Reaction Melzer's color
Reaction potassium
Spore shape
7 sausage shape
Spore ornamentation
1 smooth
Spore length
10
Spore width
5
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
jelly fungus
trama type
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
cystidia
None
morphology summary
Notes
Did not see any other jelly fungi in the surrounding area; appeared to be only specimen. Sample golden yellow/orange colour, turned dark orange when dried.
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