DNA Barcoding sample submission form WPMC Sample Collection Form Step 1 of 11 - Sample Description Form 0% Collection number* The samples numbers are in the form WPMCYYMMDD-x-y Where: YY=Year, MM=Month, DD=Day, x=kit number, y=sample number For example if it is Friday 18th October 2013 and you have kit 2 the first specimen of the day would be WPMC131018-2-1Genus/species* Collected by* The name(s) of the person(s) who cllected the sample.Date* MM slash DD slash YYYY Fungi description form*AscomyceteBoletoid and PolyporousCoralCortinariusGilledNongilledSequestrateSelect the fungi description form that will be used to annotate the sample.Chemical tests performed*YesNoEcologyDominant trees and shrubs Common or Latin names are accepted.For example Oak and Wild Cherry or Quercus rubraGrowth habit* single scattered caespitose grouped caespitose = growing in dense tuftsAge of specimens* immature mature old mixed Habitat* Deciduous Woodlands Conifer woods Mixed woods Grassland Substrate (choose one):* On duff: pine cone On duff: leaves On duff: needles On duff: twigs On soil: mineral On soil: humus On wood: conifer On wood: hardwood On mushroom Species: Can be Latin or common nameLocationWalk number If there are multiple walks, for example at the Lincoff foray enter the number here. Address* Street Address City AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Region* Park name, nearest town, etcLocation description Park, garden, virgin forest, playground etcGPS CoordinatesIf you have the GPS Coordinates please enter them. If not we will be able to determine close values from the address.LatitudePlease enter a number from -90 to 90.In “degrees.decimal degrees” formatLongitudePlease enter a number from -180 to 180.In “degrees.decimal degrees” formatElevationIn metersGPS source Cell phone, GPS tracker, GPS hand held unit, looked up on a website etc. Ascomycete Fungi Description Form Elfin Saddles and Cups Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate. Boletoid and Polyporous Fungi Description Form Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate. Coral Fungi Description Form Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate. Cortinarius Fungi Description Form Use this form for specimens with rusty-colored spores and a veil or cortina. Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate. Gilled Fungi Description Form Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate. Nongilled Fungi Description Form Clublike, Cantharellaceae, Tooth, Jelly Fungi and Allies Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate. Sequestrate Fungi Description Form Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate. Annotated by* Names(s) of person(s) annotaing the specimens, may be different form the collectors.General characteristics (write range of dimensions in mm for multiple specimens)Color of spore print Sporocarp type cups elfin saddles morel types bolete polypore clublike chanterelle tooth jeliy fungi ball-like Height of entire specimen Length of stem Width of cap Cap flesh thickness Height of cap at center Width of stem at apex Width of stem at base Widest width of stem Crown diameter Width Odor mild strong fragrant farinaceous not distinct sweet anise beany pungent pleasant unpleasant musty earthy citrus Farinaceous = mealy or cucumbers or watermelon rind Other smells include Foetid-Russula odor, Fishy (Shrimp), anise, spermatic (very natural, earthy or intense), Phenolic, almond, apricots, bleach, swamp gas or coal tar, green corn, garlic and foul.Over 70 differnet smells have been listed as key indicators.Taste mild strong sweet bitter hot acrid pleasant unpleasant peppery not distinct (don’t swallow)Sporocarp shape cup disk cushion rabbit-ear truncate club spatulate saddle-stipitate brain-stipitate pitted-stipitate mushroom-like cantherelloid Stipitate means having a stipe or stem.Flesh consistency gelatinous fleshy brittle tough rubbery spongy crisp hard friable powdery inside In cross-section.Abhymenium texture smooth pubescent scaly granular warty fibrillose greasy sticky dry silky hygrophanous Abhymenium is the opposite to the spore-bearing surface. Fibrillose means covered with hair-like appendages. Hygrophanous means that it changes color when losing moisture. ColorNote color gradations, spots, streaks, bruising, reaction, changes with age. Please use the The Online Auction Color Chart included with the kit or a standard reference, like the Methuen Hnadbook of Colour, to describe the colors. Cap surface young Cap surface mature Cap flesh Pore layer Stem surface Stem flesh Or cross section color for coralCoral tips Coral tips cross section Coral branches Coral branches cross section Yellow band at junction of stem and branchesYesNoFades after picking and in older specimensFlesh color and bruising Hymenium color Spore-bearing surfaceAbhymenium color Opposite spore-bearing surfaceGill color young Gill color mature Gill edge concolorous darker lighter HygrophanousYesNowatery appearance when wet; changes color when losing moistureFirst becomes hygrophanous near margin disk Any veil or veil remnants presentYesNoPartial veil/cortina color Universal veil remnantsYesNoUniversal veil remnants color if present, can be hard to seeVolva color Annulus presentYesNoAnnulus color Rusty root presentYesNoPale brown band in lower stem when cross-sectionedBrusingCap surface Cap flesh Pore layer Stem surface Stem flesh Coral tips Coral branches Cap characteristicsLatexYesNoLatext color Surface texture dry greasy sticky slimy glutinous Surface ornamentation smooth pubescent silky fibrillose radially fibrillose cracked wrinkled scaly granular velvety tomentose glittering veil remnants warty Cap shape convex conic bell-shaped plane uplifted irregular depressed centrally depressed umbilicate funnel mammilate umbonate Margin shape straight uplifted recurved inrolled incurved Contours of margin striate even wavy irregular appendiculate Cap flesh consistency fleshy brittle spongy tough chalky Is stem presentYesNoStem characteristicsStem shapeequalventricosetapered at apextapered at baseradicate (rooted)clavatebulboustwistedcompressedStem form massive chunky slender single fused fascicled basal pad distinct stem Stem flesh consistencysolidhollowfleshy-fibrousbrittlerubbery-cartilaginouscartilaginousfirm-cartilaginousslimy-cartilaginousmarbled-gelatinousfibrouschalkygelatinousfirmstuffedhollowone or moreSurface texture dry moist viscid sticky smooth tomentose ribbed scaly folded grooved wrinkled fibrillose polished glabrous punctate Surface ornamentation smooth glandular dotted pruinose (lightly powdered) scabrous scaly fibrillose finely reticulated (netted) coarsely reticulate tomentose Branch consistency fragile firm fleshy-fibrous cartilaginous brittle rubbery firmly-gelatinous slimy-gelatinous Rhizomorphs presentYesNowhite threads at baseLocation of reticulum apex only top ½ of stem entire stem Flesh texture solid stuffed hollow firm gelatinous Color of ornamentation Gill characteristicsAttachment to stem free adnexed adnate sinuate decurrent Edge shape entire scalloped wavy serrate eroded Spacing of gills crowded close subdistant distant Number of short gills between complete gills Veil characteristicsPartial veil structure persistent sparse fibrillose slimy membranous cortina Annulus structure membranous fibrillose cottony-cortina slimy Annulus type single double General position of annulus apical central basal Universal veil structure slimy thin cottony filmy Volva shape saccate collared sheathing concentric zones Universal veil remnants on capYesNo PeridiumOuter surfaceColor immediately upon collection Color changes or bruising Texture warty smooth tomentose wrinkled folded crusty Separable from glebaYesNoinner portionThickness in mmRhizomorphs presentYesNowhite threads at baseRhizomorphs attachment at base along sides overall Rhizomorph color and changes GlebaInner portion: describe when cut in halfArrangement solid veined veined convoluted chambered Texture powdery cottony marbled gelatinous waxy Color Color changes and bruising after 5 minutes Latex presentYesNoLatex color Columella presentYesNosterile tissueColumella single robust joins apex of peridium dendroid Columella color translucent opaque Chemical test report Pictures and sketchesYou can upload up to 4 pictures or sketches. Take a picture or scan in the sketch. If you have more than 4 pictures please email them to [email protected] and include the collection number.Picture 1Accepted file types: jpg, png, gif, dng, Max. file size: 128 MB.Picture 2Accepted file types: jpg, png, gif, dng, Max. file size: 128 MB.Picture 3Accepted file types: jpg, png, gif, dng, Max. file size: 128 MB.Picture 4Accepted file types: jpg, png, gif, dng, Max. file size: 128 MB.NotesAny additonal notes about the specimen
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