| Family
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Mycenaceae |
| Accession Number
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| Genus
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Mycena |
| Species
|
haematopus |
| Species Author
|
(Pers.) P. Kumm. |
| Date
|
23/10/2021 |
| Morphological Description
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Macroscopic Charateristics
Size:
Avg. stem length ~ 7cm
Avg. stem width ~ 6mm
Avg. cap length ~ 1.2cm
Avg. cap width ~ 1.8cm
Colour:
Cap: dark brown/purplish at top umbo, fades to pale brown towards base
Stem: dark brown/purple, similar to cap umbo, darkest at base
Gills: milky/beige white
Gill edge: has dark brown/purple lining, and vessel-like patterns on gill tissue
No distinctive odour or taste.
Very dark brown, almost black when dried.
Other:
Cap base ruffled
Hollow stem
Microscopic Charateristics
Avg. spore size: 9 x 3.5 micrometers
Cystidia: long, pointed cheilocystida |
| Collector
|
Tonya Mo |
| Number
|
TM21OCT531 |
|
Cap shape when mature |
1 conical/bell shape |
|
Cap shape in center |
1 raised |
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Cap shape from above |
1 circular-even if wavy |
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color of top surface |
10 rust brown (reddish brown) |
|
Secondary color top surface |
8 tan - light brown |
|
Cap color with age |
11 dark brown |
|
Cap stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Cap width |
1.8 |
|
Cap surface texture |
2 smooth |
|
Cap stickiness |
1 dry |
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Cap has concentric zones of color |
No |
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Cap stalk easily part |
No |
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Cap hygrophanous |
Yes |
|
Cap flesh color |
1 white |
|
Cap flesh stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Flesh hardness |
1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous |
|
Flesh toughness |
1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage |
|
Flesh fracture |
3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction |
|
Cap cross section |
5 straight |
|
Cap margin surface |
1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge) |
|
Cap edge |
2 wavy or lobed |
|
Stipe shape |
2 clavate |
|
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 |
3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction |
|
Stipe flesh color |
11 dark brown |
|
Stipe flesh stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Stipe primary color |
11 dark brown |
|
Stipe secondary color |
7 red |
|
Stipe stain color |
7 red |
|
Stipe surface texture |
10 smooth |
|
Stipe width |
6 |
|
Stipe length |
70 |
|
Gill attachment |
1 adnate |
|
Gill collarium |
No |
|
Gill sawtooth edge |
No |
|
Hymenium color when young |
|
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Hymenium color when mature |
|
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Hymenium stain color |
|
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Gills break from cap |
No |
|
Gills deliquescent |
No |
|
Gills mottled face |
No |
|
Gills secede from stalk |
No |
|
Gills waxy feel |
Yes |
|
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 |
1 white |
|
Latex color |
7 red |
|
Latex stain color |
7 red |
|
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
|
13 blue |
|
Reaction potassium |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Spore shape |
3 elliptical |
|
Spore ornamentation |
|
|
Spore length |
9 |
|
Spore width |
3.5 |
|
phylum |
Basidiomycota |
|
material collected |
gilled mushroom |
|
trama type |
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cap cuticle type |
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clamp connections |
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cystidia |
long, pointed cheilocystidia |
|
morphology summary |
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| Notes
|
Margin of cap with overhanging, crenulate tissue. |
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Date Created |
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Date Modified |
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