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Bay Area Finds March 2011
    #14175021 - 03/24/11 10:31 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #14175057 - 03/24/11 10:41 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Great microscopy as usual Alan.Nice finds and pics too!Thanks for sharing.


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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #14175092 - 03/24/11 10:53 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: CureCat]
    #14175135 - 03/24/11 11:02 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

The microscopy strongly points to Coprinellus/Coprinopsis, under the scope the tissue looks very similar to Coprinopsis DB01016.


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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #14175154 - 03/24/11 11:07 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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.


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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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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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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #14175234 - 03/24/11 11:22 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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?


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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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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: fngbronco]
    #14175306 - 03/24/11 11:39 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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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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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #14175550 - 03/24/11 12:27 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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.


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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

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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: fngbronco]
    #14175717 - 03/24/11 01:03 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: LuckOfTheFryish]
    #14177701 - 03/24/11 06:36 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #14179814 - 03/25/11 12:55 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

:thumbup:

Great pictures ! that was kind of cool to see the spores zoomed in up close and all.


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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: LuckOfTheFryish]
    #14181964 - 03/25/11 12:44 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!



:lol:

Awesome stuff alan!


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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: Parkseerf]
    #14185181 - 03/26/11 01:40 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Nice microscopy :thumbup:

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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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: outsidethewall]
    #14185965 - 03/26/11 09:26 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

great post alan!


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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: psylosymonreturns]
    #14186456 - 03/26/11 11:51 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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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Re: Bay Area Finds March 2011 [Re: applesmasher420]
    #14186907 - 03/26/11 01:41 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

from what i understand it must be cooked before eating but i have yet to try it.


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