Spores of fungus Inonotus andersonii from oak bark in lugol, collected a day before in Lick Creek ParkLick Creek: Background Notes. College Station, Texas

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College Station - Sam Houston Forest, Texas, September 20 - 21, 2022

Album 3248: College Station - Sam Houston Forest, Texas, September 20 - 21, 2022

The image appears to be microscopic, featuring numerous oval-shaped spores with smooth surfaces and distinct brown-colored nuclei within them. The spore bodies are light yellow-brown in color, while their outlines are black due to the Lugol stain. They display a range of sizes but remain relatively uniform.

The background is faintly purple or white, likely indicating an unstained microscopic slide. The overall appearance suggests that the fungus was recently collected from oak bark and has been examined under a microscope shortly after collection. – AI vision

🇪🇸 Descripción en español / Spanish Description

Las esporas del hongo Inonotus andersonii de la corteza de roble en Lugol, recolectadas un día antes en el Parque Lick Creek. College Station, Texas, septiembre 21, 2022. La imagen parece ser microscópica, con numerosas esporas de forma ovalada con superficies lisas y núcleos marrones distintivos dentro de ellas. Los cuerpos de las esporas tienen un color marrón amarillento claro, mientras que sus contornos son negros debido a la tinción de Lugol. Tienen una variedad de tamaños, pero se mantienen relativamente uniformes. El fondo es débilmente púrpura o blanco, lo que probablemente indica un portaobjetos microscópico no teñido. La apariencia general sugiere que el hongo fue recientemente recogido de la corteza del roble y se examinó bajo un microscopio poco después de la recolección. – Spanish translation

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