| genus: |
Entonaema |
vouchered by: |
Brad Bomanz |
date found: |
8/31/2005 |
| species: |
liquescens |
collected by: |
Brad Bomanz |
voucher no: |
223 |
| variety: |
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mycologist: |
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| state: |
Illinois |
latitude: |
038.654 N |
city: |
Collinsville |
| county: |
St. Clair |
longitude: |
090.065 W |
site location: |
Monks Mounds |
| habitat: |
bottomland - swamp |
moisture conditions: |
very moist |
substrate: |
wood - dead |
| reference document: |
A Guide to Kansas Mushrooms - 1993 |
ISBN No: |
0-7006-0571-1 |
| author: |
Bruce Horn, Richard Kay, Dean Abel |
page: |
255 |
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| spore length: |
20 microns |
spore width: |
12 microns |
spore color: |
dark brown to black |
| spore texture: |
velvet like |
spore shape: |
elliptical, football shaped |
spore print color: |
black |
| chemical reaction: |
n/d |
| comments: |
This specimen was identified by Jay Justice and matches the photo in the reference document exactly. However the spores are confusing. I don't know if the mature spore is the one I described or some of the others in the spore photo. The darker ones appear to be the more mature spore while the clearer ones appear to be immature spores. Also, the spore print is the black substance on the outer surface that is between the globes created by the globe collapsing on itself. I obtained the spore from such an area on the outer peridium and pressed it between the glass slide and the cover slip.
On 7/30/2006 another specimen was collected at Babler State Park in St. Louis Missouri. This was the first time this species was documented in St. Louis. There are three photos of the specimen in the "Voucher Photos" folder on C drive titled "223 - MO". |
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| Notes: |
n/a=not applicable |
Spore scale: |
Each mark = 1 micron. |
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n/d=not determined |
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