AuthorAinsworth, M.
Year2001
TitleStipes and spores in two British Ganoderma species
TypePaper
SourceField Mycology Vol 2 (2): 64-65.
IllustrationsHalf-tone photographs, including spores of both species
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Points out that spore ornamentation is the only reliable way to separate G. lucidum and G. resinaceum.
Examine Compound Microscope
Specimen PreparationMicroscope preps of spores in Melzer’s Iodine

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentGanoderma lucidumLacquered BracketFungi: Polyporales: Ganodermataceae
For identificationCurrentGanoderma resinaceuma bracket fungusFungi: Polyporales: Ganodermataceae
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