Myxomycetes

The myxomycetes (plasmodial slime molds) are a group of fungus-like organisms usually present and sometimes abundant in terrestrial ecosystems. The myxomycete life cycle involves two very different trophic (feeding) stages, one consisting of uninucleate amoebae, with or without flagella, and the other consisting of a distinctive multinucleate structure, the plasmodium.

Myxomycete plasmodia typically occur in cool, moist, shady places such as within crevices of decaying wood, beneath the partially decayed bark of logs and stumps, and in leaf litter on the forest floor. Under favorable conditions, the plasmodium gives rise to one or more fruiting bodies containing spores. The spores of myxomycetes are for most species apparently wind-dispersed and complete the life cycle by germinating to produce the uninucleate amoeboflagellate cells.

References:

1) http://www.myxoweb.com/what.htm
2) http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Eumycetozoa

Basidiomycota: Boletaceae

Description:- members of the Boletaceae are mostly poroid and generally have
elongated spores;- many genera distinguished from spore print color, spore shape,
presence / absence of veil, cap and stipe macrocharacters,

• sister group to the Agaricales
• - mycorrhizal, or brown rot
• -Brown-rot fungi: degradate cellulose and hemicellulose
• - White-rot fungi: degradate cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin
• - mostly fleshy (monomitic) mushrooms with a poroid hymenium, but also includes
• - several gasteromycetes forms
• - a few gilled forms
• - a few corticioid (crust) fungi
• - many species have smooth, fusoid (fusiform) spores
• - many species produce pulvinic acids

Photo by: Johari Jalinas
Photo Id: Johari Jalinas
Location: Pulau Tinggi, Mersing, Johor Darul Takzim
Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com/
References:
1) http://www.nature.british-towns.net/
2) http://www.mycobank.org/

Marasmius species - Institute of Islam Hadhari UKM

Marasmius species

Scientific Name: Marasmius sp. (M. purpureostriatus)
Photo by: Johari Jalinas
Photo Id by: Johari Jalinas
Location: Faculty of Economics and Business, UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com/

Reference:

1) Wannathes, N.1, Desjardin, D.E.2*, Hyde, K.D. 3,4, Perry, B.A.2 and Lumyong, S.5. A monograph of Marasmius (Basidiomycota) from Northern Thailand based on morphological and molecular (ITS sequences) data. Fungal Diversity 37: 209-306

2) E.B.G. Jones, K.D.Hyde, S.Vikineswary. 2007. Malaysian Fungal Diversity. Yee Shin Tan, Dennis E. Desjardin, S. Vikineswary and Noorlida Abdullah. Mushroom Research Centre University of Malaya and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia.Page: 69-81.

Boletes

A bolete is a type of fungal fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus that is clearly differentiated from the stipe, with a spongy surface of pores (rather than gills) on the underside of the pileus.

Common Name: Boletes
Photo by: Johari Jalinas
Location: Hutan Simpan Bangi, Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com/

References:

1. Booth Courtenay, Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 1982. A Field Guide to Mushrooms and Their Relatives.
2. Gerrit J. Keizer. 2007. The Complete Encylopedia of Mushrooms. Rebo Publsihers.
3. Ronald Rayner. 1979. Mushrooms and Toadstools- 37 species identified with 220 colour photographs. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited 1979
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolete
   

Trametes sp.

Scientific Name: Trametes sp.
Photo by: Johari Jalinas
Location: Pathology Lab, Faculty of Forestry, UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com/
References:

1. Booth Courtenay, Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 1982. A Field Guide to Mushrooms and Their Relatives.
2. Gerrit J. Keizer. 2007. The Complete Encylopedia of Mushrooms. Rebo Publsihers.
3. Ronald Rayner. 1979. Mushrooms and Toadstools- 37 species identified with 220 colour photographs. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited 1979
4. http://mushroomobserver.org/3654?_js=on&_new=true&id=3654
5. http://www.cortland.edu/nsf/39122tra.HTML
6. http://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/392960
   

Pleurotus sajorcaju- Oyster Mushroom

Local Name: Cendawan Tiram Kelabu
Common Name: Grey Oyster Mushroom
Scientific Name: Pleurotus sajorcaju
Others Name: Jamur Tiram, Grey Abalone Mushroom, Shimeji
Photo by: Johari Jalinas
Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com/

Reference:

1) H.Pajimo, Drs. Agus Andoko, and Mazlina Ismail. 2009. Perusahaan Tanaman Cendawan-Panduan Lengkap Berkaitan Penyedian Media Tanaman, Cara Menanam, Penjagaan, Penuaian dan Produktiviti. Synergy Media.

2) REHANA ASGHAR1, MUHAMMAD TARIQ1 AND TAHIR REHMAN2 1Department of Botany, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan,.2Horticultural Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot., 39(4): 1383-1386, 2007. http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/39(4)/PJB39(4)1383.pdf

Ganoderma lucidum

Scientific Name: Ganoderma lucidum

Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Ganodermataceae
Genus:	Ganoderma
Species:	G. lucidum

Photo by: Johari Jalinas
Location: Pathology Lab, Faculty of Forestry UPM, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Jelly Ear- Auricularia sp.

Common Name: Jelly Ear, Jew's Ear
Scientific Name: Auricularia sp.
Classification: Class-Phragmobasidiomycetes, Order-Auricularies, Family- Auriculariaceae, Genus - Auricularia
Characteristic: Distinctive ear-shape fruitbody is gelatinous when fresh, but hardens when dry
Colour: Tan Brown
Spores: White spores
Substrate/Habitat: On hardwoods in damp woodland, grows on fallen tree trunks.
Location: Bukit Larut, Taiping, Perak Darul Ridzuan.
Photo by: Johari Jalinas
Id by: Johari Jalinas
Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com/
References:

1. Booth Courtenay, Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 1982. A Field Guide to Mushrooms and Their Relatives.
2. Gerrit J. Keizer. 2007. The Complete Encylopedia of Mushrooms. Rebo Publsihers.
3. Ronald Rayner. 1979. Mushrooms and Toadstools- 37 species identified with 220 colour photographs. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited 1979
4. Anna Del Conte and Thomas Laessoe. 2008. The Edible Mushroom book- A Guide to foraging and cooking. Dk Publisher.
   

Netted Stinkhorn (Dictyophora sp)

Common Name: Netted Stinkhorn
Scientific Name: Dictyophora sp.
Description:STINKHORNS have a bizarre variety of shapes, but most often are phallic in shape or have "arms" that resemble tentacles. Many are quite colorful, and they are common in gardens and on lawns. Most species emit a very foul odor, which is designed to attract flies (to help spread the spores)
Location: Fraser Hill, Raub, Pahang Darul Makmur
Photo by: Aishah Farhana Shahbudin
Id by: Johari Jalinas
Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com/ (Album-Fungi of Fraser Hill)

References:

1. Booth Courtenay, Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 1982. A Field Guide to Mushrooms and Their Relatives.
2. Gerrit J. Keizer. 2007. The Complete Encylopedia of Mushrooms. Rebo Publsihers.
3. Ronald Rayner. 1979. Mushrooms and Toadstools- 37 species identified with 220 colour photographs. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited 1979
4. http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/july99.html
   

Scarlet Cup Fungi - Tropical Cookeina sulcipes

Common Name: Scarlet Cup Fungi
Scientific Name:Tropical Cookeina sp.
Description: Cookeina is a genus of tropical cup fungi that often have bright colors stipes and hairs along the edges of the cup.
Habitat/Substrate: Members of the Tropical Cookeina sp. grow as saprotrophs on dead wood, and especially in the case ofTropical Cookeina sp. on mostly damp branches or twigs of hard-wood species often in association with damp loving mosses
Photo by: Aishah Farhana Shahbudin
Id by: Johari Jalinas and Gerrit J. Keizer
Location: Gunung Senyum, Jengka, Pahang Darul Makmur
Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com/
Reference:

1. http://mushroomobserver.org/5527?_js=on&_new=true&id=5527
2. Booth Courtenay, Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 1982. A Field Guide to Mushrooms and Their Relatives.
3. Gerrit J. Keizer. 2007. The Complete Encylopedia of Mushrooms. Rebo Publsihers.
4. Ronald Rayner. 1979. Mushrooms and Toadstools- 37 species identified with 220 colour photographs. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited 1979

Stemonitis sp.

Occurrence of Chocolate tube slime on a dead log. The wood serves as a platform on which the Stermonitis sp forms numerous stalked sporangia.





Stemonitis is a distinctive genus of slime molds found throughout the world (except Antarctica). They are characterised by the tall brown sporangia, supported on slender stalks, which grow in clusters on rotting wood.

Common Name: Slim molds
Scientific Name: Stermonitis sp.
Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com/
Dimensions: These slime molds are 1-1.5 mm wide and up to 2 cm tall.
Description: The brownish, cylindrical top portions (sporangia) are supported by narrow, black stalks.
Edibility: Inedible.
Location: Bagan Lalang, Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Photo by: Johari Jalinas
Id by: Johari Jalinas

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Amoebozoa
Phylum:	Mycetozoa
Class:	Myxogastria
Family:	Stemonitidae
Genus:	Stemonitis

References:

1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stemonitis
2) http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/stemonitis-fusca
3) http://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/club%20and%20coral/species%20pages/Stemonitis.htm

Polypores- Phellinus sp

Scientific Name: Phellinus spp.

Group: Polypores-this group all fungi whose spore bearing surfaces consist of tubes, the mouths of which appear as pores. A few polypores have gill-like plates but these differ from the gills of the agarics by their woody or leathery consistency.

Characteristic: Form a hard corky, spreading crust is dull rusty brown in color. Pores rounded.

Habitat/Substrate: Dead branches

Photo by: Johari Jalinas

ID by: Johari Jalinas

Location: Taman Tasik Perdana, Kuala Lumpur.

Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com

References:

1) Booth Courtenay, Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 1982. A Field Guide to Mushrooms and Their Relatives.

2) Gerrit J. Keizer. 2007. The Complete Encylopedia of Mushrooms. Rebo Publsihers.

3) Ronald Rayner. 1979. Mushrooms and Toadstools- 37 species identified with 220 colour photographs. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited 1979.

Yellow fingers - Calocera cornea

Scientific Name: Calocera cornea

Common Name: Yellow fingers

Group: Phragmobasidioycetes, most of them with gelatinous fruiting bodies, which have the ability to regenerate after drying by absorption of moisture.

Fruiting bodies: Cylindrical to awl-shaped, simple or rarely forked, 2-10 x 1-2mm

Habitat/Substrate: Common on well decayed branches and trunks

Photo by: Johari Jalinas

ID by: Johari Jalinas

Location: Faculty of Education Studies, UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com

References:

1) Booth Courtenay, Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 1982. A Field Guide to Mushrooms and Their Relatives.

2) Gerrit J. Keizer. 2007. The Complete Encylopedia of Mushrooms. Rebo Publsihers.

3) http://www.aphotofungi.com/FungiCalocera%20cornea27-09-05.jpg