Possible ID: Trametes pubescens   Classification: Phylum Basidiomycota Class Agaricomycetes Order Polyporales Family Polyporaceae   Location: Dale’s Ridge Trail, Lewisburg, PA. Habitat description: Hardwood forest Substrate/host organism: Fallen hardwood log on ground   General aspect/fruiting habit: Grew with multiple others, but as individuals. No stem and grew laterally.   Fruiting body: Cap white and fuzzy with varying concentric zones of fuzzy textures. Cap finely fuzzy. Tan/brown pores on underside. White flesh inside.   Collector: Deepali                    Group: Deepali, Stephanie, Paulina

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Possible ID: Trametes versicolor   Classification: Phylum Basidiomycota Class Agaricomycetes Order Polyporales Family Polyporaceae   Location: Dale’s Ridge Trail, Lewisburg, PA. Habitat description: Hardwood forest Substrate/host organism: Fallen hardwood log on ground   General aspect/fruiting habit: Grew with multiple others, but as individuals. No stem and grew laterally.   Fruiting body: Cap varying colors of grey, brown, and orange in concentric zones. Cap finely fuzzy. Tan pores on underside. White flesh inside.   Collector: Deepali                    Group: Deepali, Stephanie, Paulina

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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 […]

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Sample ID: 59 Possible ID: Daldinia sp.   Classification: Phylum Ascomycota Class Ascomycetes Order Xylariales Family Xylariaceae   Isolation and culturing method: Isolated from grass tissue. The grass sample was cut in half and placed flat 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 quickly. After one week of growth, culture was white and fuzzy. After a few more weeks of growth, culture turned grey-brown with clumps […]

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Sample ID: 56 Possible ID: Aspergillus sp.   Classification: Phylum Ascomycota Class Eurotiomycetes Order Eurotiales Family Trichocomaceae   Isolation and culturing method: Isolated from an air sample taken on top of a heater in the Rooke Biology building basement for 3 hours. The sample was serially diluted with water and plated on malt extract agar + chloramphenicol. Plate was left alone for a week and then a small volume of hyphae was excised from the agar and transferred to achieve a pure culture.   Culture appearance and growth: Grey/brown colored fungus grew quickly, but experienced no growth or overgrowth after […]

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Sample ID: 58 Possible ID: Mucor sp.   Classification: Phylum Zygomycota Class Mucormycotina Order Mucorales Family Mucoraceae   Isolation and culturing method: Isolated from a soil sample collected from the South Campus Quad, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. Sample was serially diluted in water and plated on malt extract agar + chloramphenicol. Plate was left alone for a week and then a small volume of hyphae was excised from the agar and transferred to achieve a pure culture.   Culture appearance and growth: White fuzzy appearance with fast hyphal growth. Hyphae growing above agar, with cotton candy-like appearance. Hyphae 5 um […]

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Sample ID: 55 Possible ID: Trichoderma sp.   Classification: Phylum Ascomycota Class Sordariomycetes Order Hypocreales Family Hypcreaceae   Isolation and culturing method: Isolated from a soil sample collected from the South Campus Quad, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. Sample was serially diluted in water and plated on malt extract agar + chloramphenicol. Plate was left alone for a week and then a small volume of hyphae was excised from the agar and transferred to achieve a pure culture.   Culture appearance and growth: Dark and scaly underneath and to the side with a central ring of lighter, fuzzy hyphae. Patchy growth […]

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Possible ID: Auricularia auricula   Classification: Phylum Basidiomycota Class Agaricomycetes Order Auriculariales Family Auriculariaceae   Location: Ridge across from Turtle Creek Park, Lewisburg, PA. Habitat description: Hardwood forest Substrate/host organism: Fallen wood log on ground   General aspect/fruiting habit: Grew with multiple others, some clustered and some individuals. Gathered together and attached at a central or lateral position.   Fruiting body: Tough gelatinous skin in hydrated state when collected. Dry skin when dehydrated. Fruit body had a depressed pileus and entire/crenulate margins. No stipe present or very short stipe present. Smooth and wavy hymenium. Tan/brown in color. No odor.   […]

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