VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Hymenopellis megalospora
Authority: (Clem.) R.H. Petersen 2010
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 6/18/2005
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 102
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 038.526 N
Longitude: 090.561 W
City: Eureka
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Tyson Research Center
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: bottomland - forest
Moisture conditions: moist
Substrate: soil - rich loamy
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hymenopellis_megalospora.html
Author:n/a
ISBN No: n/a
Page no:n/a
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 18 - 19 microns
Spore width: 10.5 - 12 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: slightly roughened
Spore shape: lemon shaped to almond shaped
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Hymenopellis megalospora.