Sample ID: 57
Possible ID: Absidia sp.
Classification:
Phylum Zygomycota
Class Zygomycetes
Order Mucorales
Family Cunninghamellaceae
Isolation and culturing method:
Isolated from moss on a wood log. The sample placed on malt extract agar + chloramphenicol. Plate was left alone for a couple of weeks and then a small volume of hyphae was excised from the agar and transferred to achieve a pure culture.
Culture appearance and growth:
Fungus grew slowly. After a couple of weeks of growth, culture was white, fuzzy, and cotton-like. Edge of culture was light green. Hyphae grew above agar, pointing upward. Hyphae measured 2.5 um wide. No septa or clamp connections present.
Spore production:
Cicular spores measuring 5 um in diameter. Sporangia present measuring 12 um in width.
