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Alan Rockefeller
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Bay Area Finds March 2011
#14175021 - 03/24/11 10:31 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Geoglossum glutinosum
Redwood Regional Park, Oakland, California. Under douglas fir.



100x

100x

Immature asci 400x

Paraphyses 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Paraphyses 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Sporocarp 1000x

Immature asci 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Paraphyses 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Paraphyses 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Spore 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Spore 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Spore 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Spores 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Spore 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Sporocarp surface 100x, with epi-illumination
Marasmius plicatulus

Scutellinia scutellata
On the stumps of cut Baccharis pilularis.


Amanita novinupta

Lactarius rubidus
Found about 50 of these in an hour.


Laccaria sp.
Similar to L. laccata but lacks cheilocystidia.



Inocybe sp. from John McLaren Park, San Francisco, CA
Similar to I. geophylla but with smaller spores and maybe different cystidia. Spores 6 – 8.5 × 3.5 – 5 micrometers.







Cheilocystidia

Cheilocystidia

Cheilocystidia

Pleurocystidia

Pleurocystidia

Pleurocystidia

Pleurocystidia

Pileipellis, pileus trama, lamellar trama

Spores 1000x, 10.92 micron divisions

Spores 1000x, 10.92 micron divisions

Spores 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Spores 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Spores 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Spores 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions
Helvella lacunosa


Coprinellus sp.
At first I thought they were Psathyrella but that did not pass the CureCat test.
Growing on eucalyptus duff.
Cheilocystidia lageniform. Pleurocystidia, pileocystidia and caulocystidia absent.
Spores 9.3 – 10.3 × 5.1 – 5.8 micrometers, with a large germ pore.







Cheilocystidia

Cheilocystidia

Cheilocystidia

Cheilocystidia

Lamellar trama / Gill edge

Pileipellis longitudinal slice

Cheilocystidia, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Stipe

Stipe

Spores 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Spores 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Spores 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions

Spores 1000x, 10.92 micrometer divisions
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Blue-FunGuy
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Great microscopy as usual Alan.Nice finds and pics too!Thanks for sharing.
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CureCat
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Well, there could be a Psathyrella with a pleated cap, I have just been unable to find one described in the literature or elsewhere. The last time I thought I had a Psathyrella with a pleated cap it turned out to be Coprinellus impatiens. But the gills on this one are not as black, and if I only saw that photo I would not hesitate to call it Psathyrella.
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: CureCat]
#14175135 - 03/24/11 11:02 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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The microscopy strongly points to Coprinellus/Coprinopsis, under the scope the tissue looks very similar to Coprinopsis DB01016.
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fngbronco
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Freaking amazing work sir! It's amazing how the spores resemble sperm when growing out, just kinda find it crazy how reproductive cells look similar between different kingdoms/species.
-------------------- I challenge you to challenge yourself more! When you feel complacent and ready to hang it up, challenge yourself to get over it! If you fail, don't look at it as you didn't succeed, look at it as you would a rock face you're trying to climb. Stand back, wayyyy back, and look at it and plot another path. If you can't find one, shuffle down the way a little, a little change of scenery or a view from a different angle may give you the insight you need. Anything I state is relayed information from a friend of a friend and should be viewed as completely fictitious. I do not partake in any illegal or grey-area-of-the-law activities, but do have lots of friends who may or may not. -fngbronco Pill Divider Agar Tek
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: fngbronco]
#14175198 - 03/24/11 11:15 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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fngbronco said: Freaking amazing work sir! It's amazing how the spores resemble sperm when growing out, just kinda find it crazy how reproductive cells look similar between different kingdoms/species.
The spores don't look like sperm but the capitate paraphyses do.
I used a shell script to generate this post from mushroomobserver.org observations, and it puts the comments below each image so it is maybe a bit confusing.
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fngbronco
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I was gonna say when germinating lol because I didn't know which went to which. Those are still amazing pics! Thank you for contributing those and the knowledge associated with them!!!
I can't wait for the mushroom season to start in Idaho. Last year we found morels this time but we had 80* days followed by a freeze in June.
Do you do the microscopy for shroomerites by chance? I've found a few different Russula species I could never ID because they look so similar. What type microscope do you suggest for a beginner and what's a decent price range on those?
-------------------- I challenge you to challenge yourself more! When you feel complacent and ready to hang it up, challenge yourself to get over it! If you fail, don't look at it as you didn't succeed, look at it as you would a rock face you're trying to climb. Stand back, wayyyy back, and look at it and plot another path. If you can't find one, shuffle down the way a little, a little change of scenery or a view from a different angle may give you the insight you need. Anything I state is relayed information from a friend of a friend and should be viewed as completely fictitious. I do not partake in any illegal or grey-area-of-the-law activities, but do have lots of friends who may or may not. -fngbronco Pill Divider Agar Tek
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: fngbronco]
#14175306 - 03/24/11 11:39 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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fngbronco said: Do you do the microscopy for shroomerites by chance?
Yes.
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I've found a few different Russula species I could never ID because they look so similar.
Microscopy will not always tell you exactly which Russula species you have, but it can help rule some out.
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What type microscope do you suggest for a beginner and what's a decent price range on those?
Search ebay for kohler microscope, or get one of the Amscopes, the minimum one you would want is http://store.amscope.com/b100-ms.html.
These images were made on an old Zeiss scope that came from a doctors office.
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fngbronco
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Awesome thank you so much! In theory would you be able to separate two spores onto a growth medium? Not that it'd be practical but using something to pull two out and see how long it takes to grow? It's probably more realistic to check for different contaminants in a sample. I'll definitely keep an eye out for a 1000x scope.
-------------------- I challenge you to challenge yourself more! When you feel complacent and ready to hang it up, challenge yourself to get over it! If you fail, don't look at it as you didn't succeed, look at it as you would a rock face you're trying to climb. Stand back, wayyyy back, and look at it and plot another path. If you can't find one, shuffle down the way a little, a little change of scenery or a view from a different angle may give you the insight you need. Anything I state is relayed information from a friend of a friend and should be viewed as completely fictitious. I do not partake in any illegal or grey-area-of-the-law activities, but do have lots of friends who may or may not. -fngbronco Pill Divider Agar Tek
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LuckOfTheFryish
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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: fngbronco]
#14175717 - 03/24/11 01:03 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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the microscopy for that earth tongue is scary. looks like somehting that would swim up your junk, attach its self to your urethra and suck your blood. very coool post though alan! keep em comin!
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vjp
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Awesome microscopy!
Le us know if you make any conclusion about the unknowns. I spent some time trying to ID the Laccaria and Inocybe but fell short.
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Dosile Kouki
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Great pictures ! that was kind of cool to see the spores zoomed in up close and all.
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Parkseerf


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Quote:
LuckOfTheFryish said: the microscopy for that earth tongue is scary. looks like somehting that would swim up your junk, attach its self to your urethra and suck your blood. very coool post though alan! keep em comin!

Awesome stuff alan!
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outsidethewall
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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: Parkseerf]
#14185181 - 03/26/11 01:40 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Nice microscopy 
I still might be willing to meet up and hunt together, and get some microscopy on some mushrooms. It's suppose to clear up for at least a few days next week.
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psylosymonreturns
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great post alan!
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applesmasher420
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just to clarify Helvella lacunosa is edible right?
because look what this says under edibility lol?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvella_lacunosa
it grows everywhere down here
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allaroundhunter
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from what i understand it must be cooked before eating but i have yet to try it.
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