24 August 2025 Hursley, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Phlebia caspica Distribution Very rarely recorded Notes The specimen shown was found by Paul Hugill and identified by DNA sequencing carried out by Eric Janke in collaboration with the BMS. The GenBank label is PX901718. The specimen was originally wrongly identified by several experienced collectors as Phlebia livida, which is microscopically very similar. 
A crop from the previous image. 24 August 2025 Hursley, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 24 August 2025 Hursley, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Cystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 24 August 2025 Hursley, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Cystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 24 August 2025 Hursley, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |