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Slo.: modri skutovec - syn.: Oligoporus caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Gilbn.& Ryv., Tyromyces caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Murr. - Habitat: on a large pile of Picea abies cut off trunks and thrown away rotten timber; in light mixed wood, Picea abies, Ostrya carpinifolia and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; slightly inclined mountain slope, south aspect; calcareous, skeletal ground; in shade; moderately dry and relatively warm place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 595 m (1.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: on a cut-off surface of a dead trunk of Picea abies; partly debarked; in late initial stage of disintegration. - Comments: Growing in two small groups of partly fuzzed pilei; the largest pileus dimensions 4.8 x 2.5 cm, tube layer up to 5 mm thick; trama up to 3 mm thick; smell mild, mushroomy; taste mild, mushroomy, after some time slightly unpleasant; flesh soft; 5% KOH on pore layer gray-blue-green, on hut surface gray-green; SP abundant, whitish-grayish with a blue tint, oac305. - Spores smooth, cylindrical and allantoid. 4,7 [5,2 ; 5,4] 5,9 x 1,4 [1,6 ; 1,7] 2 microns; Q = 2,5 [3,1 ; 3,3] 3,8; N = 35; C = 95%; Me = 5,3 x 1,7 microns; Qe = 3,2. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera. - Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJF - Ref.: (1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 332. (2) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 490. (3) M. Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 316. (4) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 313. (5) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 548. (6) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, part 2., Synopsis Fungorum 7., Fungiflora A/S (1994), p 435.
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"Longitude (deg): -0.6. Latitude (deg): 51.0. Longitude (deg/min): 0ð 40' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51ð 0' N. Vice county name: West Sussex. Vice county no.: 13. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Qurcus. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on dead oak branch. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Photographic equipment used: ""35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner."". "
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"Longitude (deg): -1.9. Latitude (deg): 50.7. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 50' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50ð 50' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Pinus. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: ""6 fruitbodies, just above ground, on cut pine log"". Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Where photo was taken: Microscope preparation. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope. "
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Longitude (deg): -1.1. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51ð 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Taxus baccata. Identified by: Nick Legon (dec.). Comment: on Yew log sections. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with bellows and Olympus Zuiko 50mm macro lens.
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Slo.: modri skutovec - syn.: Oligoporus caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Gilbn.& Ryv., Tyromyces caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Murr. - Habitat: on a large pile of Picea abies cut off trunks and thrown away rotten timber; in light mixed wood, Picea abies, Ostrya carpinifolia and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; slightly inclined mountain slope, south aspect; calcareous, skeletal ground; in shade; moderately dry and relatively warm place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 595 m (1.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: on a cut-off surface of a dead trunk of Picea abies; partly debarked; in late initial stage of disintegration. - Comments: Growing in two small groups of partly fuzzed pilei; the largest pileus dimensions 4.8 x 2.5 cm, tube layer up to 5 mm thick; trama up to 3 mm thick; smell mild, mushroomy; taste mild, mushroomy, after some time slightly unpleasant; flesh soft; 5% KOH on pore layer gray-blue-green, on hut surface gray-green; SP abundant, whitish-grayish with a blue tint, oac305. - Spores smooth, cylindrical and allantoid. 4,7 [5,2 ; 5,4] 5,9 x 1,4 [1,6 ; 1,7] 2 microns; Q = 2,5 [3,1 ; 3,3] 3,8; N = 35; C = 95%; Me = 5,3 x 1,7 microns; Qe = 3,2. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera. - Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJF - Ref.: (1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 332. (2) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 490. (3) M. Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 316. (4) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 313. (5) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 548. (6) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, part 2., Synopsis Fungorum 7., Fungiflora A/S (1994), p 435.
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"Longitude (deg): -1.9. Latitude (deg): 50.7. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 50' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50ð 50' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Pinus. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: ""6 fruitbodies, just above ground, on cut pine log"". Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: highly magnified. Where photo was taken: Microscope preparation. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope. "
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Longitude (deg): -1.1. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51ð 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Taxus baccata. Identified by: Nick Legon (dec.). Comment: on Yew log sections. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with bellows and Olympus Zuiko 50mm macro lens.
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Slo.: modri skutovec - syn.: Oligoporus caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Gilbn.& Ryv., Tyromyces caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Murr. - Habitat: on a large pile of Picea abies cut off trunks and thrown away rotten timber; in light mixed wood, Picea abies, Ostrya carpinifolia and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; slightly inclined mountain slope, south aspect; calcareous, skeletal ground; in shade; moderately dry and relatively warm place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 595 m (1.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: on a cut-off surface of a dead trunk of Picea abies; partly debarked; in late initial stage of disintegration. - Comments: Growing in two small groups of partly fuzzed pilei; the largest pileus dimensions 4.8 x 2.5 cm, tube layer up to 5 mm thick; trama up to 3 mm thick; smell mild, mushroomy; taste mild, mushroomy, after some time slightly unpleasant; flesh soft; 5% KOH on pore layer gray-blue-green, on hut surface gray-green; SP abundant, whitish-grayish with a blue tint, oac305. - Spores smooth, cylindrical and allantoid. 4,7 [5,2 ; 5,4] 5,9 x 1,4 [1,6 ; 1,7] 2 microns; Q = 2,5 [3,1 ; 3,3] 3,8; N = 35; C = 95%; Me = 5,3 x 1,7 microns; Qe = 3,2. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera. - Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJF - Ref.: (1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 332. (2) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 490. (3) M. Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 316. (4) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 313. (5) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 548. (6) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, part 2., Synopsis Fungorum 7., Fungiflora A/S (1994), p 435.
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"Longitude (deg): -1.9. Latitude (deg): 50.7. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 50' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50ð 50' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Pinus. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: ""6 fruitbodies, just above ground, on cut pine log"". Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: highly magnified. Where photo was taken: Microscope preparation. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope. "
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Longitude (deg): -1.1. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51ð 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Taxus baccata. Identified by: Nick Legon (dec.). Comment: on Yew log sections. Category: macro-photograph. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with bellows and Olympus Zuiko 50mm macro lens.
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Slo.: modri skutovec - syn.: Oligoporus caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Gilbn.& Ryv., Tyromyces caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Murr. - Habitat: on a large pile of Picea abies cut off trunks and thrown away rotten timber; in light mixed wood, Picea abies, Ostrya carpinifolia and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; slightly inclined mountain slope, south aspect; calcareous, skeletal ground; in shade; moderately dry and relatively warm place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 595 m (1.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: on a cut-off surface of a dead trunk of Picea abies; partly debarked; in late initial stage of disintegration. - Comments: Growing in two small groups of partly fuzzed pilei; the largest pileus dimensions 4.8 x 2.5 cm, tube layer up to 5 mm thick; trama up to 3 mm thick; smell mild, mushroomy; taste mild, mushroomy, after some time slightly unpleasant; flesh soft; 5% KOH on pore layer gray-blue-green, on hut surface gray-green; SP abundant, whitish-grayish with a blue tint, oac305. - Spores smooth, cylindrical and allantoid. 4,7 [5,2 ; 5,4] 5,9 x 1,4 [1,6 ; 1,7] 2 microns; Q = 2,5 [3,1 ; 3,3] 3,8; N = 35; C = 95%; Me = 5,3 x 1,7 microns; Qe = 3,2. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera. - Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJF - Ref.: (1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 332. (2) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 490. (3) M. Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 316. (4) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 313. (5) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 548. (6) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, part 2., Synopsis Fungorum 7., Fungiflora A/S (1994), p 435.
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"Longitude (deg): -1.9. Latitude (deg): 50.7. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 50' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50ð 50' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Pinus. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: ""6 fruitbodies, just above ground, on cut pine log"". Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: highly magnified. Where photo was taken: Microscope preparation. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope. "
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Longitude (deg): -1.1. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51ð 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Taxus baccata. Identified by: Nick Legon (dec.). Comment: on Yew log sections. Category: macro-photograph. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with bellows and Olympus Zuiko 50mm macro lens.
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Slo.: modri skutovec - syn.: Oligoporus caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Gilbn.& Ryv., Tyromyces caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Murr. - Habitat: on a large pile of Picea abies cut off trunks and thrown away rotten timber; in light mixed wood, Picea abies, Ostrya carpinifolia and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; slightly inclined mountain slope, south aspect; calcareous, skeletal ground; in shade; moderately dry and relatively warm place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 595 m (1.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: on a cut-off surface of a dead trunk of Picea abies; partly debarked; in late initial stage of disintegration. - Comments: Growing in two small groups of partly fuzzed pilei; the largest pileus dimensions 4.8 x 2.5 cm, tube layer up to 5 mm thick; trama up to 3 mm thick; smell mild, mushroomy; taste mild, mushroomy, after some time slightly unpleasant; flesh soft; 5% KOH on pore layer gray-blue-green, on hut surface gray-green; SP abundant, whitish-grayish with a blue tint, oac305. - Spores smooth, cylindrical and allantoid. 4,7 [5,2 ; 5,4] 5,9 x 1,4 [1,6 ; 1,7] 2 microns; Q = 2,5 [3,1 ; 3,3] 3,8; N = 35; C = 95%; Me = 5,3 x 1,7 microns; Qe = 3,2. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera. - Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJF - Ref.: (1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 332. (2) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 490. (3) M. Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 316. (4) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 313. (5) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 548. (6) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, part 2., Synopsis Fungorum 7., Fungiflora A/S (1994), p 435.
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"Longitude (deg): -1.9. Latitude (deg): 50.7. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 50' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50ð 50' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Pinus. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: ""6 fruitbodies, just above ground, on cut pine log"". Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: highly magnified. Where photo was taken: Microscope preparation. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope. "
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Longitude (deg): -1.1. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51ð 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Taxus baccata. Identified by: Nick Legon (dec.). Comment: on Yew log sections. Category: microscope photograph. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with Meiji microscope using CS adaptor and x.7 projection eye-piece.
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Slo.: modri skutovec - syn.: Oligoporus caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Gilbn.& Ryv., Tyromyces caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Murr. - Habitat: on a large pile of Picea abies cut off trunks and thrown away rotten timber; in light mixed wood, Picea abies, Ostrya carpinifolia and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; slightly inclined mountain slope, south aspect; calcareous, skeletal ground; in shade; moderately dry and relatively warm place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 595 m (1.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: on a cut-off surface of a dead trunk of Picea abies; partly debarked; in late initial stage of disintegration. - Comments: Growing in two small groups of partly fuzzed pilei; the largest pileus dimensions 4.8 x 2.5 cm, tube layer up to 5 mm thick; trama up to 3 mm thick; smell mild, mushroomy; taste mild, mushroomy, after some time slightly unpleasant; flesh soft; 5% KOH on pore layer gray-blue-green, on hut surface gray-green; SP abundant, whitish-grayish with a blue tint, oac305. - Spores smooth, cylindrical and allantoid. 4,7 [5,2 ; 5,4] 5,9 x 1,4 [1,6 ; 1,7] 2 microns; Q = 2,5 [3,1 ; 3,3] 3,8; N = 35; C = 95%; Me = 5,3 x 1,7 microns; Qe = 3,2. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera. - Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJF - Ref.: (1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 332. (2) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 490. (3) M. Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 316. (4) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 313. (5) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 548. (6) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, part 2., Synopsis Fungorum 7., Fungiflora A/S (1994), p 435.
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Longitude (deg): -1.2. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51ð 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Anamorph. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on cut conifer wood. Category: macro-photograph. Real world width(mm): 66.421. Photographic equipment used: Specimens directly scanned on Black Widow 9630 SP flatbed scanner.
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Longitude (deg): -1.1. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51ð 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Taxus baccata. Identified by: Nick Legon (dec.). Comment: on Yew log sections. Category: microscope photograph. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with Meiji microscope using CS adaptor and x.7 projection eye-piece.
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Slo.: modri skutovec - syn.: Oligoporus caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Gilbn.& Ryv., Tyromyces caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Murr. - Habitat: on a large pile of Picea abies cut off trunks and thrown away rotten timber; in light mixed wood, Picea abies, Ostrya carpinifolia and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; slightly inclined mountain slope, south aspect; calcareous, skeletal ground; in shade; moderately dry and relatively warm place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 595 m (1.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: on a cut-off surface of a dead trunk of Picea abies; partly debarked; in late initial stage of disintegration. - Comments: Growing in two small groups of partly fuzzed pilei; the largest pileus dimensions 4.8 x 2.5 cm, tube layer up to 5 mm thick; trama up to 3 mm thick; smell mild, mushroomy; taste mild, mushroomy, after some time slightly unpleasant; flesh soft; 5% KOH on pore layer gray-blue-green, on hut surface gray-green; SP abundant, whitish-grayish with a blue tint, oac305. - Spores smooth, cylindrical and allantoid. 4,7 [5,2 ; 5,4] 5,9 x 1,4 [1,6 ; 1,7] 2 microns; Q = 2,5 [3,1 ; 3,3] 3,8; N = 35; C = 95%; Me = 5,3 x 1,7 microns; Qe = 3,2. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera. - Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJF - Ref.: (1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 332. (2) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 490. (3) M. Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 316. (4) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 313. (5) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 548. (6) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, part 2., Synopsis Fungorum 7., Fungiflora A/S (1994), p 435.
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Longitude (deg): -1.2. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51ð 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Anamorph. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on cut conifer wood. Category: macro-photograph. Real world width(mm): 23.57966666667. Photographic equipment used: Specimens directly scanned on Black Widow 9630 SP flatbed scanner.
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Longitude (deg): -1.1. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51ð 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Fruitbody. Associated species: Taxus baccata. Identified by: Nick Legon (dec.). Comment: on Yew log sections. Category: microscope photograph. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with Meiji microscope using CS adaptor and x.7 projection eye-piece.
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Slo.: modri skutovec - syn.: Oligoporus caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Gilbn.& Ryv., Tyromyces caesius (Schrad.: Fr.) Murr. - Habitat: on a large pile of Picea abies cut off trunks and thrown away rotten timber; in light mixed wood, Picea abies, Ostrya carpinifolia and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; slightly inclined mountain slope, south aspect; calcareous, skeletal ground; in shade; moderately dry and relatively warm place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 595 m (1.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: on a cut-off surface of a dead trunk of Picea abies; partly debarked; in late initial stage of disintegration. - Comments: Growing in two small groups of partly fuzzed pilei; the largest pileus dimensions 4.8 x 2.5 cm, tube layer up to 5 mm thick; trama up to 3 mm thick; smell mild, mushroomy; taste mild, mushroomy, after some time slightly unpleasant; flesh soft; 5% KOH on pore layer gray-blue-green, on hut surface gray-green; SP abundant, whitish-grayish with a blue tint, oac305. - Spores smooth, cylindrical and allantoid. 4,7 [5,2 ; 5,4] 5,9 x 1,4 [1,6 ; 1,7] 2 microns; Q = 2,5 [3,1 ; 3,3] 3,8; N = 35; C = 95%; Me = 5,3 x 1,7 microns; Qe = 3,2. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera. - Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJF - Ref.: (1) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceaes.l., Fungi Europaei Vol.10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 332. (2) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 490. (3) M. Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 316. (4) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 313. (5) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1, Ulmer (2000), p 548. (6) L. Ryvarden, R.L. Gilbertson, European Polypores, part 2., Synopsis Fungorum 7., Fungiflora A/S (1994), p 435.
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Longitude (deg): -1.2. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1ð 20' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51ð 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Anamorph. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on cut conifer wood. Category: macro-photograph. Real world width(mm): 61.341. Photographic equipment used: Specimens directly scanned on Black Widow 9630 SP flatbed scanner.