Botryobasidium latisporum
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Botryobasidium latisporum is a mushroom species from the family of grape basidia relatives (Botryobasidiaceae). It forms resupinate, cobweb-like fruiting bodies thatgrowon the dead wood of conifers . The range of Botryobasidium latisporum includes Taiwan and Japan . An anamorph of the species is only known from cultures.
features
Macroscopic features
Botryobasidium latisporum has white, spider-like and thin fruiting bodies that grow resupinate (i.e. completely adjacent) on their substrate and appear slightly reticulate under the magnifying glass.
Microscopic features
As with all grape basidia , the hyphae structure of Botryobasidium latisporum is monomitic, i.e. it consists exclusively of generative hyphae that branch out at right angles. The basal hyphae are usually 8–12 µm wide, thick-walled and not encrusted. The 5–8 µm thick subhymenial hyphae are hyaline and thin-walled. Like almost all grape basidia, the species does not have cystids or buckles . The six- to eight-pore basidia of the species grow in nests, are 12-18 × 7-9.5 µm in size and have short cylinders. The spores are broadly shaped like a boat, 7.5–10 × 4–6 µm in size, hyaline, smooth and thin-walled.
distribution
The known distribution area of Botryobasidium latisporum includes Taiwan and Japan .
ecology
Botryobasidium latisporum is a saprobiont that grows on the rotten dead wood of conifers . Well-known substrates include Japanese red pine ( Pinus densiflora ) and Chinese hemlock ( Tsuga chinensis ).
literature
- Gitta Langer: The genus Botryobasidium Donk (Corticiaceae, Basidiomycetes). With 241 illustrations and 12 tables . Cramer in the Gebrüder Borntraeger publishing house, Berlin; Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-443-59060-8 .