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NOTA BENE: check out 'UPGRADED 2009' pages *** = not bad! **** = rare, different, interesting, or particularly good
Absidia - **** SEM of Zygospore and Suspensor Appendages ...........................................................................................NEW ADDITION 2009
Acaulopage tetraceros - **** .................................................................................. HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 20 NEW SERIES: Acremonium - phialospore type anamorph in Hyphomycetes................................................................................. UPGRADED 2009; Agaricus bitorquis mushrooms pushing up hardtop; Agaricus bitorquis; Agaricus bitorquis spore print; Agaricus haemorrhoidarius; Agaricus placomyces *** nice ring; Agaricus placomyces; Agaricus sp.; Agaricus sylvicola spore print; Agaricus sylvicola *** 'free' gills + micrograph of gill; Agrocybe molesta Cracked -top Agrocybe (Lawn Mushroom) ..................................................................................................................NEW ADDITION 2009; Agrocybe vervacti common lawn mushroom in Southern Ontario; Albugo candida - symptoms on Shepherd's Purse
Albugo candida*** asexual state: Aleuria aurantia .................................................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Alternaria alternata *** (young)..; Alternaria alternata; Alternaria alternata # 2; Alternaria alternata #3......................................................................................................................................... ........... UPGRADED 2009; Amanita citrina; Amanita brunnescens ***; Amanita ceciliae *** one of my rare flash shots; Amanita constricta; Amanita francheti; Amanita francheti ***; Amanita flavoconia **** nice colour
Amanita frostiana: Amanita fulva; Amanita fulva # 2; Amanita muscaria; Amanita muscaria var formosa; Amanita vaginata grey! the true grisette; Amanita virosa *** nice shot by Brian Shelton............................................................................................................ UPGRADED 2009; Amanita wellsi *** rarely illustrated
Amoebophilus simplex ...................................................................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 12 NEW SERIES: Amoebophilus simplex*** gametangia of the sexual state; Amoebophilus simplex *** fungus parasitizing amoeba; Anastomosis in Arthrobotrys ****.
Armillaria - rhizomorphs ............................................................................................................................................................................... NEW ADDITION 2009
Armillaria mellea *** luminescent fungus - photo by Lex Kreffer - L eiden: Armillaria spp ...................................................................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Armillaria limonea *** NZ species
Arthrobotrys species - see also Drechslerella and Dactylellina: Arthrobotrys conoides *** rare 'view' of forest of conidiophores..................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Arthrobotrys flagrans **** chlamydospores, SEM ................................................................................................ UPGRADED 2009
Arthrobotrys oligospora ................................................................................................HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 31 NEW SERIES: Arthrobotrys oligospora; Arthrobotrys oligospora *** hyphal 'system' with anastomoses to form 'power grid'; Arthrobotrys oligospora *** diagram by Rick Hurst; Arthrobotrys spp **** Ron Smith's Cellulose/Azure test for cellulases; Ascobolu entire fruitbody (apothecium) ........................................................................................................................ UPGRADED 2009; Ascobolus asci; Ascobolus **** young and mature 8-spored asci; Ascobolus sp *** more asci; Ascocoryne sarcoides
ASCOMYCOTA - Questions! Questions! QUESTIONS!
Ascotremella faginea..........................................................................................................................................................................................NEW ADDITION 2009: Ascocoryne sarcoides # 2 ..................................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Aspergillus clavatus *** shows clavate vesicle .................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Aspergillus fumigatus *** uniseriateconidiogenous cells (phialides).....................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Aspergillus fumigatus #2 **** conidiophores, vesicles, etc.
Aspergillus fumigatus - Christmas Card: Aspergillus niger **** pompon heads plus SEM of head .............................................................................. UPGRADED 2009; Aspergillus wentii **** conidiophores, conidiogenous cells and conidia ......................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Aspergillus wentii *** shows biseriate arrangement of conidiogenous cells from vesicle..; Aspergillus wentii
Aspergillus - *** shows uniseriate arrangement of conidiogenous cells ................................................................................................. NEW ADDITION: Astraeus hygrometricus
Auricularia auricula: Auriscalpium vulgare good for teeth ...................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Baeospora myosura *** spruce cone mushroom
Ballocephala sphaerospora ****............................................................................. HOW DO I KILL THEE # 1 NEW SERIES: Ballocephala verrucospora - zygospores
Ballocephala **** early infection (Image copied friom MycoAlbum CD): Beauveria bassiana **** sympodial development of conidiogenous cells......................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Beauveria bassiana **** synnematal development on Hawkmoth.......................................................................; Beauveria bassiana chinch bug; Beauveria bassiana cicada
Blumeria graminis **** conidia: Blumeria graminis ***
Blumeria graminis **** haustoria inside epidermal cell of blue grass...................................................................... UPGRADED 2009: Boletellus russellii #1; Boletellus russellii #2; Boletus bicolor; Boletus chrysenteroides; Boletus edulis nice hat! Lost it in the woods!
Boletus edulis one of the tastiest: Boletus mirabilis; Boletus ornatipes; Boletus pallidus,; Boletus parasiticus *** parasitic on Scleroderma; Boletus smithii; Boletus subvelutipes; Boletus zelleri; Bondarzewia berkeleyi **** Canadian record size?
Botryosporium longibrachiatum a noteworthy Hyphomycete....................................................................................................................NEW ADDITION 2009
Botrytis cinerea *** Grey Mould on geraniums: Botrytis cinerea *** Grey Mould of Strawberries - one of my favourites; Brachymyces megasporus ****........................................................................................ HOW DO I KILL THEE # 23 NEW SERIES; Bulgaria inquinans **** photo: Brian Shelton ..................................................................................... ............. UPGRADED 2009; Calbovista subsculpta *** photo: Jim Ginns; Calocera cornea; Calocybe fulgens; Calvatia gigantea **** great shot by John Sutton of his daughter with puffball..............................................UPGRADED 2009; Calvatia cyathiformis; Camarophyllus pratensis; Camarophyllus subviolaceus; Cantharellus cibarius; Cantharellus cinnabarinus
Cantharellus lutescens: Catathelasma ventricosa *** ...........................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Catenaria anguillulae **** photomicrograph of zoosporangia in nematode's body
Catenaria anguillulae **** ................................................................................................ HOW DO I KILL THEE # 16 NEW SERIES: Catenaria anguillulae
Ceratocystis fimbriata *** perithecium ............................................................................................................................................................NEW ADDITION 2009: Chaetomium sp. *** remember when they planted flower seeds in cellophane strips? NO MORE!..................... UPGRADED 2009; Chalciporus piperatus; Chalciporus piperatus; Chlorencoelia versiformis; Chlorociboria aeruginascens **** blue stain fungus................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Chondromyces apiculatus **** colonial bacterium...; Chondromyces apiculatus
Chondromyces crocatus **** - Myxobacteriales - the bacteria that wanted to be fungi: Chondromyces crocatus; Chroogomphus rutilus; Chrysomphalina aurantiaca ***; Chrysomphalina chrysophylla; Circinella sp *** .............................................................................................................................................................. UPGRADED 2009; Cladosporium sphaerospermum ****............................................................................................................................ UPGRADED 2009; Cladosporium cladosporioides; Clavaria fumosa; Clavaria purpurea; Clavaria purpurea *** photo: Jim Ginns; Clavaria rosea; Clavaria vermicularis *** ................................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Clavaria vermicularis; Clavariadelphus ligula; Clavariadelphus ligula; Clavariadelphus pistillaris; Clavariadelphus sachalinensis **** photo: Jim Ginns; Clavariadelphus truncatus
Clavariadelphus truncatus *** Lost for a while but found once more . So thank you Jim Ginns.: Clavicorona pyxidata **** shows crowns at branch tips.................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Clavicorona pyxidata.; Clavulina amethystina; Clavulina amethystina **** great shot of Amethyst Coral - photo: Tony Gola; Clavulina cristata; Clavulinopsis corniculata; Clavulinopsis fusiformis*** ........................................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Climacodon septentrionale; Clitopilus prunulus ***
Clonostachys rosea *** Verticillate and penicillate heads...................................................................................................................... NEW ADDITION 2009.
Cochliobolus sativus **** good stuff on mycophagy fom Terry Anderson................................................................................ ...... NEW ADDITION 2009
Cochlonema verrucosum **** ......................................................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE # 6 NEW SERIES: Colletotrichum graminicola *** acervulus type fruitbody.................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Coltricia cinnamomea ***; Coltricia montagnei *** strange one!; Coltricia perennis; Conocybe albipes (also known as Conocybe lactea)
Conocybe albipes - ....................................................................................................HOW DO I KILL THEE # 33 NEW SERIES: Conocybe albipes *** Dunce Cap; Conocybe albipes **** antifeedent secretory appendages
Conocybe filaris: Coprinus atramentarius; Coprinus atramentarius; Coprinus atramentarius; Coprinus comatus
Coprinus disseminatus*** taken with a Praktica SLR camera (circa 1954): Coprinus disseminatus; Coprinus disseminatus; Coprinus micaceus..; Coprinus plicatilis **** Japanese Parasol........................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Coprinus plicatilis *** one of the prettiest of the Ink Caps..; Coprinus quadrifidus; Coprinus quadrifidus ***; Coprinus sp fruiting on dung; Cordyceps capitata ....................................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Cordyceps militaris *** stromata arising from pupal case of host .................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Cordyceps militaris *** stromatic head with embedded perithecia; Cortinarius acutis; Cortinarius armillatus; Cortinarius cinnamomeus; Cortinarius magellanicus **** Purple Cort of New Zealand; Cortinarius magellanicus *** album cover for 'CHUG' group; Cortinarius mucosus *** cortina of Cortinarius....................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Cortinarius mutabilis; Cortinarius phoenicious; Cortinarius pholideus; Cortinarius vanduzerensis; Cortinarius violaceus ***; Cotylidia diaphana *** delicately beautiful, species name means translucent; Craterellus cornucopioides *** Horn of Plenty; Craterellus fallax
Craterellus tubaeformis note name change!!!! Formerly in Cantherellus: Creopus gelatinosus *** good example of stromatic species in Hypocreales ....................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Crepidotus applanatus; Crinipellis piceae; Crinipellis setipes *** like a hairy Marasmius; Crucibulum laeve 1; Crucibulum laeve 2 **** Common Bird's Nest; Crucibulum laeve 3 All stages in development of nests................................................................................. UPGRADED 2009; Crucibulum laeve *** photomicrograph of section (L/S)........................................................................................ UPGRADED 2009; Cubic Rot *** hardwood log degraded by wood rotting fungi; Cudonia monticola; Cunninghamella echinulata **** spores with calcium oxalate spines .................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Cunninghamella echinulata *** ................................................................................................................................... "; Curvularia lunata **** photomicrograph of conidiophores and conidia ................................................................ UPGRADED 2009; Cyathus olla *** .............................................................................................................................................................. "; Cyathus stercoreus **** Dung Loving Bird's Nest .......................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Cyathus stercoreus Terrazo effect; just for fun!.; Cyathus striatus *** ............................................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Cystoderma amianthinum ***; Cystoderma amianthinum 2; Cystoderma fallax; Dacrymyces palmatus 1; Dacrymyces palmatus 2 septate basidiospores............................................................................................................. UPGRADED 2009; Dacrymyces palmatus 3; Dacrymyces palmatus **** basidial types and tuning fork basidia of Dacrymyces................................ UPGRADED 2009
Dactylella passalopaga .......................................................................................................................HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 13: Dactylellina candida ****........................................................................................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 22
Dactyllelina candida ****- SEM adhesive knobs....................................................................................................................................... NEW ADDITION 2009: Daedaleopsis confragosa *** labyrinthiform pores .................................................................................................................................... " " "
Dactylellina copepodii **** .........................................................................................................................HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 8: Daldinia concentrica *** micrograph of section through stroma............................................................................................................... NEW ADDITION 2009; Dasyscyphus sulphureus ***; Dasyscyphus virgineus ***; Dictyophora duplicata
Dictyostelium discoideum I *** diagram + spores and myxamoebae.............................................................................................................. NEW ADDITION 2009: Dictyostelium discoideum II *** sporangia spores and stalks......................................................................................................................... " " "
Drechmeria coniospora ..............................................................................................................................HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 26
Drechslerella**** early infection (Image copied from MycoAlbum CD): Drechslerella anchonia **** SEM of trapped nematode
Drechslerella anchonia **** .................................................................................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 40: Drechslerella anchonia SEM nematode crushed by CR; Drechslerella anchonia *** spores germinating to produce traps; Drechslerella brochopaga *** giant rings
Drechslerellas dactyloides *** interlocking rings: Entoloma abortivum ...........................................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Entoloma hochstetteri **** Blue Entoloma of NZ
Entoloma lividum **** Mushroom poisoning by Andrus Voitk: Entomophthora muscae **** Fly Killer; Entomosporium mespili **** Parasite of Craetagus; Epichloe typhina - stromata, perithecia, ascospores ............................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009
Eurotium ***cleistothecia and ascospores....................................................................................................................................................... NEW ADDITION 2009: Eurotium chevalieri *** growing on camera case in basement .............................................................................. "
ERYSIPHALES VISUAL KEY TO ERYSIPHALES................................................. UPGRADED 2009: Erysiphe graminis - see Blumeria.; Erysiphe graminis - see Blumeria; Exidia glandulosa; Favolaschia calocera; Flammulina velutipes\; Fomes fomentarius............................................................................................................................................................ UPGRADED 2009; Fomitopsis pinicola ......................................................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Fusarium sp microconidia; Galerina autumnalis *** Deadly Galerina................................................................................................................. UPGRADED 2009; Galerina autumnalis; Galiella rufa
Ganoderma/Fomes *** Hats off to Ganoderma/Fomes............................................................................................. UPGRADED 2009: Ganoderma applanatum *** ......................................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Ganoderma lucidum; Ganoderma lucidum Ling Chi...........................................................................................................................; Gastrocybe lateritia ***..; Geastrum fimbriatum; Geastrum pectinatum; Geastrum quadrifidum ***.............................................................................................................................................. UPGRADED 2009; Geastrum sp.; Geastrum saccatum **** Nested Earthstar; Geastrum saccatum; Geastrum triplex **** Collared Earthstar.............................................................................................................. UPGRADED 2009; Geastrum triplex **** One of my best finds ever............................................................................................ "; Geoglossum difforme **** .......................................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Gloeophyllum sepiarium; Geoglossum difforme. *** Fruitbody (apothecium) of Earth Tongue with micrograph of squash .......................UPGRADED 2009; Gomphidius subroseus **** nice!....................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Gomphus floccosus **** like orange spikes hammered into the ground; Gomphus floccosus - western ......................................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009
Gomphus clavatus *** .................................................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009: Gymnopilus luteofolius; Gymnopilus spectabilis; Guepiniopsis see Heterotextus alpina; Gymnopus acervatus; Gymnopus confluens; Gymnopus dryophilus; Gyrodon merulioides; Gyrodon merulioides; Gyroporus cyanescens,; Gyromitra esculenta; Gyromitra infula
Haptocillium species - endoparasite of nematodes ..................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 35 NEW SERIES: Haptocillium sp.1
Haptocillium sp.2
Haptoglossa mirabilis - ..................................................................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 19 NEW SERIES: Haptoglossa mirabilis **** TEM of harpoon-shaped projectile of the Gun Cell
Haptospora appendiculata .....................................................................HOW DO I KILL THEE?# 32
Harposporium anguillulae **** ......................................................................................HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 6 NEW SERIES: Harposporium spirosporum ..............................................................................................HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 30 NEW SERIES; Harposporium - spores being consumed by amoebae; Helicocephalum oligosporum **** rare photomicrograph of the conidial coil
HEARTS OF OAK ****** A GOOD STORY: Helicocephalum oligosporum
Helicocephalum oligosporum **** .............................................................................HOW DO I KILL THEE? #14 NEW SERIES: Helicodendron tubulosum **** aquatic hyphomycete with interesting flotation spore dispersal; Helvella coria; Helvella crispa *** White Saddle Fungus; Helvella lacunosa
Helvella leoprina see Otidea: Helvella macropus; Hericium abietis; Hericium americanum ***; Hericium americanum; Heterotextus alpinus; Heterotextus alpinus 2 *** golden droplets
Hohenbuehelia / Nematoctonus **** ................................................................................ HOW DO I KILL THEE # 9 NEW SERIES: Hohenbuehelia N90; Hohenbuehelia N90 **** carnivorous mushroom hyphae with captured nematode; Hohenbuehelia N90 **** FIRST carnivorous mushroom discovered; Hohenbuehelia N90; Hydnellum aurantiacum; Hydnellum caeruleum; Hydnellum concrescens; Hydnellum peckii; Hydnellum peckii *** Bleeding Tooth Fungus (young); Hydnellum suaveolans or H. caeruleum or whatever?; Hydnum umbilicatum; HYGROCYBE, HYGROPHORUS, CAMAROPHYLLUS; Hygrocybe acutoconica; Hygrocybe cantharellus *** book cover shot for Mushrooms of Eastern Canada....; Hygrocybe ceracea; Hygrophorus chrysodon; Hygrocybe coccinea; Hygrocybe conica; Hygrophorua eburneus; Hygrophorus erubescens; Hygrocybe flavescens; Hygrophorus fuligineus,; Hygrophorus hypothejus; Hygrocybe laeta; Hygrocybe marginata; Hygrocybe marginata #2; Hygrocybe miniata *** Vermilion Wax Cap..................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009
Hygrocybe miniata **** (Image copied from MycoAlbum CD): Hygrocybe nitida,; Hygrocybe psittacina *** Green Wax Cap; Hygrocybe punicea; H.ygrocybe virginea; Hygrocybe vitellina; Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca *** False Chanterelle................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Hygrophoropsis olida *** the 'other' Hygrophoropsis; Hygrophorus agathosomas; H.ygrophorus bakerensis; Hygrophorus russula; Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus; Hygrophorus pratensis see Camarophyllus
Hygrophorus pudorinus: Hygrophorus speciosus,; H.ygrophorus subviolacea; Hymenoscyphus fructigenus; Hymenoscyphus subcarneus; HYPHAE ***
HYPHAE revisited ***: Hyphal anastomoses **** important! important!! IMPORTANT!!!; Hyphoderma sp *** stephanocysts; Hypholoma dispersum; Hypholoma sublateritium *** Brick-Red Hypholoma
Hypocrea pulvinata*** stromatic Hypocreales attacking Bracket fungus................................................................................................NEW ADDITION 2009: Hypomyces chrysospermum *** Infected bolete and micrograph Sepedonium state............................................UPGRADED 2009; Hypomyces hyalina; Hypomyces lactifluorum; Hypomyces lactifluorum; Hypomyces luteovirens ***................................................................................................................................................................................NEW ADDITION 2009; Hypoxylon fragiforme; Inocybe spp; Ischnoderma resinosum *** Late Fall Bracket - one of the prettier ones; Jekyll/Hyde Hypothesis **** BELIEVE IT!!; Laccaria amethystea; Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis western species; Laccaria laccata
Laccaria ochropurpurea *** ........................................................................................................................................................................ NEW ADDITION 2009: Laccaria tortilis **** tiny mushroom with the big sporees.................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Lachnellula agassizii *** ............................................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Lactarius lignyotus; Laetiporus conifericola *** photo: Jim Ginns; Laetiporus sulphureus ** Edible they claim!
Lagenidium (Chlamydomyzium) oviparasiticum -....................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE ? # 25 NEW SERIES: Lagenidium oviparasiticum *** zoospores encysted on nematode egg ..................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Lasiosphaeria spermoides - perithecia.; Leccinum atrostipitatum; Leccinum aurantiacum; Leccinum chromapes; Leccinum insigne; Leccinum scabrum
Lemonniera sp - aquatic Hyphomycete: Lentinellus ursinus; Leotia lubrica *** Jelly Baby.................................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Leotia viscosa **** Green-Headed Jelly Baby........................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009
Leotia viscosa: Lepiota atrodisca; Lepiota cristata; Lepiota rhacodes; Lepiota rubrotincta
Lepista irina **** Mushroom poisoning by Andrus Voitk: Lepista nuda; Lepista nuda; Lepista nuda **** - .......................................................................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE # 24 NEW SERIES; Leptonia incana***; Leptonia incana; Leptonia incana 2 *** another green mushroom; Leucoagaricus naucina *** common lawn mushroom in Ontario; Leucocoprinus luteus *** Planter Pot Mushroom Photo: Darrel Izzard; Lichens on a farm gate *** .............................................................................................................................................. UPGRADED 2009; Luminescent hyphae *** Armillaria mellea - photo by Lex Kreffer - L eiden; Lycoperdon candidum; Lycoperdon curtisii; Lycoperdon nigrescens ***
Lycoperdon perlatum **** Gem-studded Puffball .........................................................................................................: Lycoperdon perlatum; Lycoperdon pusillum; Lycoperdon pyriforme - rhizomorphs; Lycoperdon pyriforme ***; Macrolepiota rhacodes
Macrotyphula juncea ****: Marasmiellus candidus *** prettier upside down!; Marasmius capillaris *** used a bean bag for this one; Marasmius oreades Fairy Ring Marasmius - very common in western Canada; Marasmius pulcherripes ***
Marasmius rotula
Medusamyces lunulosporus ..................................................................................................HOW DO I KILL THEE # 27 NEW SERIES: Melanotus abietinus
Meria harposporioides **** .................................................................................................HOW DO I KILL THEE # 3 NEW SERIES: Microglossum rufum **** better than the one in my book!
Mitrophora semilibera: Monotropa uniflora *** Indian Pipe or Ghost Plant - not a fungus ........................................................................ UPGRADED 2009
Morchella elata Black Morel: Morchella esculenta............................................................................................................................................................ " "
Morchella semilibera *** (Image copied from MycoAlbum CD): MORELS *** short article on May is the Month for Morels....................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Morganella subincarnata; Mucronella bresadolae; Mucronella pendula *** Icicle Fungus ....................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Mutinus ravenelii # 1; Mutinus ravenelii # 2; Mutinus ravenelii # 3 **** labelled section through egg stage; Mutinus elegans #1 hatched some 'eggs' in a flower pot!; Mutinus elegans # 2; Mutinus elegans # 3 ****; Mycena amabilissima; Mycena aurantiidisca **** one of the prettiest Mycenas from the West; Mycena epipterygia *** ....................................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Mycena galericulata...........................................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Mycena haematopus *** most Mycenas photograph well ..................................................................................... "; Mycena leaiana; Mycena leaiana *** gills .............................................................................................................................................. UPGRADED 2009; Mycena rorida **** coated with slime to protect from mushroom flies; Mycena rosella; Mycena strobilinoides; Mycogone cervinus; Mycogone perniciosa *** aleuriospores (conidia); Myriostoma coliformis **** set up in my garden using 30-year-old herbarium specimens....................................UPGRADED 2009
Myzocytiopsis **** sexual stages (Image copied from MycoAlbum CD): Myzocytiopsis humicola **** ............................................................................................. HOW DO I KILL THEE # 2 NEW SERIES; Myzocytiopsis humicola *** death of the nematodes
Myxotrichum *** - example of a Gymnothecium type ascoma in the Gymnoascaceae of the Ascomycota: Nectria cinnabarina *** ................................................................................................................................................ UPGRADED 2009; Neobulgaria pura l; Neocudoniella albiceps; Neolecta irregularis; Nidula niveo-tomentosa *** pretty bird's nest from the west.................................................................................. UPGRADED 2009; Nidula niveo-tomentosa; Nolanea murraii **** Yellow Unicorn Mushroom - daffodil-yellow; Nolanea quadrata *** = Entoloma salmoneum - salmon coloured; Nyctalis parasitica
Oedocephalum sp *** Anamorphic (asexual) state of Discomycete
Olpidium vermicola **** .................................................................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE # 5 NEW SERIES: Onnia tomentosa; Otidea auricula = Helvella leporina according to authority Harri Harmaja (Finnish Museum of Natural History); Otidea onotica = probably Otidea unicisa according to authority Harri Harmaja (Finnish Museum of Natural History)
Otidea tuomikoskii according to authority Harri Harmaja (Finnish Museum of Natural History): Pachyella clypeata; Panaeolina foenisecii lawn mushroom - Haymaker's Mushroom; Panellus longinquus
Penicillium*** - SEM of conidial head showing metulae, phialides and phialospores...........................................................................NEW ADDITION 2009: Penicillium cyclopium; Penicillium digitatum on orange; Penicillium italicum; Penicillium sp **** photomicrograph..........................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Penicillium sp *** with human hair for scale!
Peniophorella praetermissum ...................................................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 14 NEW SERIES: Periconia macrospinosa *** pretty for a Hyphomycete; Pestalotiopsis sp *** conidial ballet; Peziza cerea
Peziza domiciliana - apothecial fruitbodies fruiting on concrete basement floor
Peziza sp*** hymenium of asci and paraphyses ...................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009: Phaeocollybia californica; Phaeolus schweinitzii; Phaeolus schweinitzii *** Dye Maker's Polypore; Phallus ravenelii **.......................................................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Pholiota aurivella; Pholiota carbonaria; Pholiota flammans **** nice colour; Pholiota granulosa; Pholiota squarrosa *** most Pholiota species have scaly caps and stalks; Pholiota squarrossoides
PHOTOGRAPHING SLIME MOULDS: Phragmidium mucronata **** teliospore of rose rust from a 100-year-old herbarium collection; Phycomyces blakesleeanus **** young zygospores with suspensor appendages ................................................UPGRADED 2009; Phycomyces blakesleeanus; Phylloporus rhodoxanthus; Phylloporus rhodoxanthus - gilled bolete; Phyllotopsis nidulans; Phyllotus porrigen; Physalacria inflata **** an unusual member of the macrofungi; Physalacria inflata #2 *** Bladder Fungus
Physarum polycephalum *** Plasmodium on water agar: Phytophthora infestans *** deciduous sporngia (conidia?); Pilobolus crystallinus *** hand lens and some herbivore droppings early in the morning!; Pleurotus dryinus
Pleurotus ostreatus *** .................................................................................................HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 34 NEW SERIES: Pleurotus ostreatus **** 100 million spores and hour!; Pleurotus ostreatus **** pretty picture; Pleurotus ostreatus; Pleurotus ostreatus; Pluteus atricapillus; Pluteus atricapillus shows 'free' gills; Pluteus atromarginatus black-edged gills; Pluteus tomentosulus *** white cap with pinkish gills; Pluteus umbrosus; Polyporus squamosus; Polyporus squamosus; Polyporus squamosus; Postia caesia *** blue bracket
PRAKTICA 35 MM SLR circa 1950: Psathyrella delineata; Psathyrella longistriata; Psathyrella velutina; Psathyrella velutina; Pseudohydnum gelatinosum; Ptychoverpa bohemica
Pythium caudatum: Puccinia coronata; Puccinia graminis
Puccinia lagenophorae on Senecio vulgaris (Image from MycoAlbum CD): Puccinia - micrograph of aecia and spermogonia...............................................................................................................................................NEW ADDITION 2009; Pycnoporellus alboluteus; Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
Pythium caudatum ......................................................................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 29 NEW SERIES: Ramaria araiospora *** Red Coral Fungus; Ramaria aurea; Ramaria stricta; Ramariopsis crocea; Ramariopsis laeticolor; Ramariopsis kunzei *** White Coral Fungus; Rhizophydium pollonis *** chytrid attacking pine pollen grains as nutrient source; Rhizopus stolonifer *** pretty! ...................................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009
Rhizopus stolonifer - culture..............................................................................................................................................................................NEW ADDITION 2009.: Rhodotus palmatus **** exceptional photo of this species by Greg Thorn
Rhopalomyces elegans .................................................................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 28 NEW SERIES
Rhopalomyces elegans parasite of nematode eggs: Rhytisma punctatum
Roseodiscus subcarneus
Rotiferophthora spp **** ..................................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 21 NEW SERIES: Rozites caperata
Rotiferophthora **** floating conidiophores: Russula sp Banana slug eating mushroom; Russula claroflava; Russula decolorans *** pretty picture by Andrus Voitk; Saccharomyces cereviseae; Saccharomyces cereviseae **** yeaast on pizza....................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009-3
Saccobolus **** squash of whole apothecium - all stages..................................................................................... ....UPGRADED 2009: Saccobolus glaber **** entire apothecium of coprophilous discomycete..; Saccobolus glaber **** young and old asci with ascospores................................................................................. UPGRADED 2009
Saprolegnia ****: Saprolegnia sp *** oogonia and oospores.................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Saprolegnia sp; Saprolegnia - hyphae; Sarcodon fuscoindicus; Sarcodon imbricatus; Sarcodon imbricatus; Sarcoscypha occidentalis **** ( Image copied from MycoAlbum CD); Sarcoscypha austriaca *** ..............................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009
Schizophyllum commune ***............................................................................................................................................................................... NEW ADDITION: Scleroderma areolatum; Scleroderma aurantium ....................................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum "; Scutellinia erinacea **** the 'other' common Scutellinia............................................................................................UPGRADED 2009
Scutellinia scutellata eyelash fungus: Sepedonium chrysospermum *** micrograph of yellow aleuriospores; Serpula lacrymans
SLIME MOULD INDEX: Soil Fungi **** Dilution plate from soil (from 1/000th g soil)................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Sordaria fimicola anastomosing hyphae............; Sordaria fimicola *** perithecium with phototeropic neck.......................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Sordaria fimicola asci and ascospores UPGRADED 2009; Sordaria fimicola ascospores with halo; Sowerbyella rhenana *** False Orange Peel Fungus; Sphaerobolus stellatus; Spathulariopsis velutipes...................................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Spinellus fusiger *** UPGRADED 2009; Spinellus fusiger
Spirogyromyces vermicola **** microscopic tapeworm.......................... HOW DO I KILL THEE # 4 NEW SERIES: Staphylotrichum coccosporum **** .................................................................................................................................................................NEW ADDITION 2009.; Stereum ostrea; Strobilomyces strobilaceus *** Old Man of the Woods, photo: Brian Shelton; Strobilomyces strobilaceus; Strobilurus trullisatus
Stropharia sp **** ....................................................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE #10 NEW SERIES: Stropharia aeruginosa***.; Stropharia ambigua ***; Stropharia hardii; Stropharia hornemannii *** .............................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Stropharia hornemannii; Stropharia semiglobata on moose dung; Stropharia sp. *** akanthocytes
Stylopage hadra ...................................................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 17 NEW SERIES: Suillus aeruginascens; Suillus brevipes; Suillus cavipes ......................................................................................................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Suillus granulatus; Suillus grevillei; Suillus spraguei; Suillus umbonatus,; Syncephalastrum racemosum *** ..........................................................................................................................................UPGRADED 2009; Syncephalastrum racemosum **** merosporangia radiating from apical vesicle......................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Syncephalastrum racemosum rhizoids
Syncephalis nodosa *** mycoparasite on other Zygomycota .........................................HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 37 NEW SERIES: Syzygospora mycetophila; Syzygospora mycetophila; Taphrina deformans; Tectella patellaris
Tetracladium sp - aquatic Hyphomycete: Tetracoccosporium paxianum; Tetrapyrgos subdendrophora **** not often illustrated and pretty gill structure underneath; Thamnidium elegans *** Sporangioles and sporangiospores......................................................................................... UPGRADED 2009; Thaxterogaster porphyreus
Thecothejus pelletieri **** 32-spores ascus with operculum .......................................................................................UPGRADED 2009: Thelephora caryophyllea; Thelephora caryophyllea *** Carnation Thelephora
Thelephora palmata: Trametes versicolor **** colourful Turkey Tail always looks good; Tremella foliacea *** Leafy Tremella; Tremella mesenterica; Tremella reticulata; Tremellodendropsis semivestitum; Tremiscus helvelloides; Tremiscus helvelloides **** very nice shot by Jim Ginns
Triacutus subcuticularis -............................................................................. HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 18 NEW SERIES: Trichaptum biforme colourful brackets some with a purple edge; Trichoglossum hirsutum
Tricholoma alboviolaceum.................................................................................................................................................................................... NEW ADDITION 2009
Tricholoma saponaceum *** Soapy Tricholoma............................................................................................................................................. NEW ADDITION 2009: Tricholoma myomyces
Tricholoma portentosum ....................................................................................................................................................................................... NEW ADDITION 2009
Tricholoma virgatum.
Tricholomopsis rutilans ........................................................................................................................................................................................ NEW ADDITION 2009: Trichurus spiralis ................................................................................................................................................. NEW ADDITION 2009
Tricladium sp - aquatic Hyphomycete: Tylopilus felleus *** Bitter Bolete........................................................................................................................................................................ NEW ADDITION 2009; Typhula incarnata *** snow mould (photo Yijun Yang and Tom Hsiang)
Uncinula necator **** powdery mildew of grapes............................................................................................................................................ UPGRADED 2009: Varicosporium elodeae - an aquatic Hyphomycete
Volucrispora sp.*** aquatic hyphomycete......................................................................................................................................................... NEW ADDITION 2009: Volutella ciliata *** fruiting on water surface from a colonized submerged fir leaf; Venturia inaequalis *** apple scab fungus - symptoms on fruit ................................................................................................................... NEW ADDITION 2009
Venturia inaequalis *** micrographs of 'perithecium' and Fusicladium conidia ....................................................................................... NEW ADDITION 2009: Xeromphalina campanella ..
Xerula furfuracea ***: Xerula furfuracea; Xylaria hypoxylon *** Candlesnuff or Antler Fungus; Xylaria hypoxylon *** perithecial stromata
Xylaria longipes ***: Xylaria polymorpha Dead Man's Fingers................................................................................................................ UPGRADED 2009; Xylobolus frustulatus *** Ceramic Fungus .. UPGRADED 2009
Zoopage sp. *** predator on amobeae .......................................................... HOW DO I KILL THEE # 38 NEW SERIES
Zoophagus insidians **** ............................................................................. HOW DO I KILL THEE? # 11 NEW SERIES: Zygorhynchus **** SEM of Zygospore.................................................................................................................................................................NEW ADDITION 09