Image of Dacrymyces stillatus Nees 1816

Description:

Slo.: kapljasta solevka - Habitat: : South oriented mountain slope, mixed forest, dominant Fagus sylvatica, Acer, Picea abies and other hardwood trees, calcareous ground, mostly in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 510 m (1.670 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: dead quite disintegrated debarked large trunk of Picea abies. - Comments: characteristic forked basidia abundant. - Spores smooth, septated. Dimensions: 14.9 (SD = 0.8) x 5.5 (SD = 0.3) μ, Q = 2.7 (SD = 0.19), n = 28. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Spore septation: average 2.61 (SD = 0.98). Septa thick. - Ref.: (1) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 596. (2) http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5676~gid~~source~gallerydefault.asp (3) http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Dacrymyces_stillatus.html (4) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 324.