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On oak or beech. Park. 1-2 pores per margin. There is not a consistent margin present. Polypore is thick and ends abruptly in general. Setae are present everywhere 64.8 x 5.4 um. Skeletocystidia is yellow golden in water 2.7 um wide. Spores 7.9 x 4 um. No basidia spotted.

On beech. Park. Really neat crust. The teeth follow a vertical pattern and the margin follows a concentric one. There are 5-6 teeth per mm. Each one is covered with exerted skeletocystidia which have crystals. Some times the crystals are at the middle part of them. Lower part of skeletocystidia has thick walls. Some are constricted and some end in odd shapes. Some have simple septa. There are clamps present. Unable to spot basidia clearly although I obtained a white spore print. Spores 2.4-2.9 x 4.9-6.1 um. After wet crust becomes glossy in appearance and falls apart easily.

Pale yellow resupinate polypore; bruising vinaceous/orange; binding leaves and branches, and also growing on wood. Perennial. With cordons running in different directions under litter. Spores 4.9-6.1 x 4.4um. Basidia with four sterigmata22.2 x 4.9um. Skeletocystidia very thin. No clamps seen. No cystidia seen. The smell is fragrant and agreeable. Pores are round 7-8 per mm.

Fluffy white clumps, on rotten hardwood. Park. Conidiophore is made of troops of erect and branched hyphae/verticillate. Spores with up to one septa are born at tips. They look like trees covered with snow. Spores with various size and shape. The biggest seen (twisted one) measured 49 x 7.4 um. The last cell from where spores are born has various lengths 24-32 um. There were some shorter than that.

On decorticated hardwood, on bark and on Physisporinus crocatus. Spores 7.4-10 x 3.7 um. Basidia 20.9 x 8.6 um have six sterigmata. Clamps present at base of basidia and in subhymenial hyphae (2.9 um +). Lots of crystals present. Crust has warts and it also takes the shape of the pores of its host. Pruinose; with a sweet and agreeable mushroom smell. Looks watery and thin and it is penetrating the polypore mingling with its hyphae.

Underside of deciduous bark. Park. What a surprise! The white cordons are supporting spheres that start white and as they mature, turn light brown-peach. Each sphere is made of inflated cells; one measured 74 um in diameter. There are several types of clamps.
Karen Nakasone told me that these are called bulbils and Sistotrema and Leucogyrophana s.l. produce them.

White parasite growing on Resupinatus sp. Conidiophore erect branching from a repent hyphal base that extends on the gilled fungus, up 111 um tall. Spores are born at tips. The growth manner gives the fungus a velutinose aspect.

While working on a crust fungus, several transparent jelly units were seen. The body was made of these grapes-like structures. Biggest 17.2 x 13.5 um. On decorticated hardwood at the beach. Micro in water and also in Phloxine.

On hardwood fallen on the beach. Park. Spores 3.7-4.9 x 2.4-3.7 um with one drop. Skeletocystidia with incrustations towards tip. Double clamp connection seen. After being wet it released the most wonderful sweet intoxicating fungal smell. Basidia 20.9 x 4.9 um. Crust is made of teeth with various shapes.

On side of Pinus rigidus. Spores 2.4 x 5.4-6 um a bit curved. 3-5 pores per mm. The smell was wonderful, after being wet; something sweet and fungal(intoxicating). Hyphae on dissepiments 2.4 um wide. Two types of hyphae: skeletocystidia 3,7 um wide, and simple hyphae with clamps 2.4 um wide. There is something with a round tip and clamp at base 4,4 x 14.8 um. Although it gave a good spore print, basidia were not seen clearly.

On hardwood. Park. It is growing among moss and several other fungi species and lichens. Polypore has 3-6 ppmm very irregular in shape. Crystals on hyphae/cystidia from dissepiments make it have a sugary aspect. Clamps on skeletocystidia and hyphae. Spores 4 x 4.9 um. Skeletocystidia ~3.7 um. Simple hyphae with clamp 1.4 um. Unable to see basidia although there were plenty of spores around. After being wet it smells of edible mushroom.

On decorticated beech and on bark. Park. Interesting to note that the specimen on bark, at right is younger and has a margin with two tones and setae are absent which is not the case on the left sample in which setae cover all areas and margin is gone. Steae 9.8 x 74.4 um have a simple base, and are covered with some sort of thick matter. Some setae have a bit bent tips.

On decorticated beech. Park. Gauzy appearance. At close view, the asexual conidiophore is made of loose brown septate hyphae 4.9-7.4 um from where the helicospores are born. Helicospore is coiled 3-4 1/2 times and ~ 19.7 um in diameter. Cell is 3.7 um thick.

White fluffy stuff growing inside the core of an apple. I observed it for few days and it grrew bigger. Cells have septa and and covered with papillae. In one photo it is possible to see perhaps a conidiospore forming at tip of a papilla. Individual cell ar e~37 x 61um.

On cross section of log. Oak. Pine Barrens. 5-mostly 6 ppmm. When wet with water it becomes kind of gelatinous. Pleurotus smell(edible). Pores are lacerate with a creamy tone inside them. Spores are curved 1.7 x 5.1 um. Skeletocystidia are wavy, twisted; some have contents, simple septa, constrictions and thick walls, up to 3.7 um wide. There are bunches of finger-like hyphal ends on dissepiments. Basidia have clamp at base and four sterigmata 17.2 x 4.9 um. There were some capitate cystidia and ends with other irregular shapes, even forked ones.

On mixed wood. Ceraceous aspect. Palisades of basidia with a long narrow base, up to 64.8 x 9,8 um; four sterigmata. Spores may be finely ornamented with a prominent apiculus 6.1-7.4 x 9.8-11.1 um. When working on the preaparation I noticed that a lot of spores seemed to be in the wrong place. When I tried to figure out the genus it says "subhymenium thickening, trapping numerous spores".

Fluffy fungus on mixed wood pile. Dusty to touch. Conidiospores are oval 3.7 x 5.4 um and produced in chains from finely ornamented septate conidia/ramoconidia 2.4-3.7 um. Many spores were budding from both ends.

Spores may be finely ornamented 2.7-3.7 x 4.4-7.9(8.6) um. Long strands of hyphae with fine ornamentation 2.9 um wide. Gloeocystidia immersed and exerting among basidia, ending in a papilla. Basidia 44 x 4.9 um.Subhymenium is golden in water and also in koh. Simple septa present and clamps too. Soft to touch in contrast with Stereum which feels rigid to touch. On side of huge Pinus rigidus. Pine Barrens.

Crust with teeth, on old rail road tie. Pine Barrens. White crust fungus has crescent spores. They measure ~1.2 x 2.9 with 1-2 drops. Four sterigmata. Clamps at base of basidia and nodulose hyphae below them. Few cystidia seen, some irregularly shaped and others with capitate to pseudo-capitate ends. The crust looks like a work of embroidery with scattered knots and arachnoid subiculum.

On burnt rail road tie. Basidia have four fat sterigmata from which long and narrow spores grow. Spores 29-37 um long. Some spores look like boomerangs, crescent shape and some have odd lateral growths. Basidia 9.8 x 19.7 um; sterigmata 12.3 x 7.4 um. It reminds me of Tulasnella deliquescens BUT the spores in this one are too crazy and thinner. Some spores do look like what I propose.

Found by chance while inspecting what looks like a slime mold that was growing on Trichaptum biforme. The brown matter is from the slime mold head. Biggest oospore: 19.7. Some seemed to have an antheridium(base). Pine Barrens.

Parasitizing a Diatripe sp. Fungus has a fluffy aspect. Conidiospores have a segment and are bent at point of attachment to conidiophore. Size is very variable: 4.9-17 x 14.8-27 um. Natural color is peach-pink.

On side of fallen maple. Perennial. Fruitbody was very long. 6-7 ppmm. Pore length 1.6mm, A new layer of pores was growing on the old one which had the pores sealed. Pore edge is fibrose from the exerted capitate cystidia and hyphae with incrustations. Clamps are present. Unable to see basidia or spores on new layer. Capitate cystidia 7.4 um, basal hyphae is 3.7 um wide. There is also simple septa on subhymenial layer and skeletocystidia. Pine Barrens.

Parasitizing a Diatripe sp. Fungus has a fluffy aspect. Conidiospores have a segment and are bent at point of attachment to conidiophore. Size is very variable: 4.9-17 x 14.8-27 um. Natural color is peach-pink.

Round spots coalescing to form bigger fruitbodies with caps. A lighter and narrow edge. Hirsute near point of attachment. Frutibodies are small. On fallen maple. Pine Barrens. Spores are very thin: 7.4-9.8 x 2.4 um. Cystidia with thicker tip and a septa at base: 5.4 um wide. Below the septa the walls are thicker. Some other cystidia from dissepiments are shorter with a clamp at base. Skeletocystidia is tangled; there was some reaction to Melzer in cystidia and skeletocystidia. 1-2 ppmm.

First it looked like a Peniophora when lamprocystidia were seen with lens. Micro showed all the structures to have a light brown tone. Lamprocystidia are very abundant and are found even when the basidiocarp is young. On a fallen maple. Pine Barrens. The crust here has been attacked by an Athelia sp.

First it looked like a Peniophora when lamprocystidia were seen with lens. Micro showed all the structures to have a light brown tone. lamprpocystidia are very abundant and are found even when the basidiocarp is young. P. crassa is purple when young and with age it turns brownish. On a fallen maple. Pine Barrens.

On deciduous wood, on a slice of it. Pine Barrens. Edge of river. Spores ornamented: 4.9 x 3.8 um without ornamentation. Basidia stout 7.4 x 6.1 um. It presents some kind of skeletocystidia with incrustations, with narrow base. 2.9 um wide towards tip. Clamps seen. Margin gauzy, delicate and white, and pores are creamy in color 3-6 ppmm. Subhymenium arachnoid. It can be seen through pores. The whole polypore is so delicate. It looks arachnoid in its construction. Falls apart easily.

On standing dead deciduous wood. Pine Barrens. Swampy area. Spores 7.4-8.6 x 17.2-32.4 um; up to eight segments. Basidia 54 x 5.4 um withou counting sterigmata which are very long up to 74 um long! The subhymenial hyphae is not ornamented; with simple septa; anastomosing; lots of crystals seen.

On rotten dead and standing Atlantic white cedar. Thin, delicate and of poroid aspect crust forming some sort of patterning; thinning towards margin. Perhaps T. gracillimus. Spores are a bit narrow at distal end: 2.9 x 5.4 um. Basidia 17.2 x 7.4 um. Cystidia 24 x 4.9 but they are all missing the shape of the tip!, with simple and double rooting system. When dry it looks arachnoid.

On standing dead deciduous wood. Edge of swamp. Pine Barrens. Hymenium acquires a droopy aspect, making it look as if it has teeth. Karen Nakasone suggested P. livida/fascicularia. Other sources say P. tuberculate.

On deciduous wood. Pine Barrens. Substantial size of resupinate polypore. 6ppmm. Margin wide, gauzy and with lighter color. White rot. Rubbery and a bit stretchy; up to 2mm thick. Smells of something sweet mixed with some ointment. Spores 3.7 x 1.9 um. Clamps, on hyphae 2.4 um wide.

Cap 9.5 mm wide. Single. Lateral attachment to substrate. Margin is uneven/wavy. Gills are spaced. Hygrophanus and striate close to margin of cap. Basidia 29 x 7.9um with four sterigmata. Spores 4.9 x 7.9 um. Mixed woods. Pine Barrens.

Brick color crust with warts. Hardwood stump. Pine Barrens. Crust staining red. Dendrohyphidia present. Spores 3.7-4.4 x 6.9-9.3 um. Two types of cystidia with clamps at base. It has hyphae with contents in the form of tiny drops and thick walls with septa, 4.4 um wide.

Side of path; among foliage. Park. Stem 9cm, cap 2.5 cm. Decurrent gills; veil remnants on edge of cap. Spores 3.7 x 8.6 um. Clamps in veil cells. Edge of gill has abundant cystidia without ornamentation; side of gills have less cystidia with some crystals at tip ~ 44.4 x 18.8 um. Stipe has scales and clamps on hyphae. Cap has a combination of spheres and irregular inflated cells.

Rotten hardwood. Pond. Park. Crust of gelatinous aspect, thinning out towards margin. When dry, it becomes cracked, looking like a crust made of islands connected by few threads. Spores 3.7 x 7.4 um. Gloeocystidia 55.2 x 5.4 um. Basidia 19.7 x 6.1 um. Two sterigmata seen. Spore print white. Fishy smell. Nodulose hyphae in subhymenium. It is been attacked by a brown spored fungus.

On deciduous small stick, at edge of brook. 1 pore is bigger than 1mm. 2.2 x 1.1 cm; no cap, only a 1.5 mm edge. Pine Barrens. Spores (4.4-4.9 x 9.8-12.3 um) reacted to Melzer but not the other structures. It has some cystidia of various shapes and one looked like a Y. There are two types of hyphae in context, one with thick walls, the other one thinner. I saw one clamp and few simple septa on context. Basidia 19.7 x 7.4 um.

On bark on its hidden surface. Thin crust with scattered teeth. Teeth have hyphae with incrustations at tip. Clamps are present on all structures. There are immerse gloeocystidia 61 x 8.6 um.. Basidia with 2-4 sterigmata 22.2 x 7.4 um. Pine Barrens in a swampy area.