Mycology Tools
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Available tools
- AM Colonization % Computes arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization as a percentage of viewed root segments.
- Amatoxin Cap Assay Classify a reported amatoxin assay result as a potential lethal-toxin risk. Non-detection does not establish that a mushroom is edible or free of other toxins, and this tool does not replace laboratory or poison-control interpretation.
- Amphotericin B Breakpoint Mapper Map an amphotericin B MIC to susceptible, intermediate, or resistant using explicitly supplied thresholds. No universal CLSI amphotericin B breakpoint is assumed; use criteria applicable to the organism, method, and current reporting standard.
- Amyloid Wall Classifier Classify a spore wall iodine reaction as a capitalized wall classification.
- Annulus Persistence Classify how long a partial veil annulus persists on the stipe.
- Antifungal MIC Value Recorder Record an antifungal minimum inhibitory concentration without inventing a universal low, moderate, or high tier. Clinical interpretation requires current organism-, drug-, and method-specific CLSI breakpoints or epidemiological cutoff values.
- Armillaria Annual Spread Estimate average annual radial spread of an Armillaria genet from measured radius extension over a whole-year observation interval.
- Aroma Trace Note Generate an aroma trace note from a recorded truffle aroma category, or note the absence of a distinctive trace.
- Arrangement Decoder Decode the ascospore arrangement observed inside an ascus.
- Ascoma Type Mapper Map a reported fruiting body type to its ascoma class.
- Ascus Spore Count Report whether the observed count is exactly eight spores per ascus without imposing an arbitrary upper limit on other observations.
- Basidia Spored Checker Check whether the observed spore count per basidium is four. The tool does not infer sterigma count because aborted or immature spores can make that count differ from observed spores.
- Basidium Proportion Reference Check Calculate a basidium length-to-width ratio and compare it with a caller-adjustable reference range. Ratio alone does not establish club-shaped morphology, which also depends on the outline and apical widening.
- Biological Efficiency % Compute biological efficiency percent as fresh mushroom mass divided by dry substrate mass times one hundred.
- Budding Pattern Validate and record a yeast microscopy observation as multilateral, bipolar, unipolar, or fission; the result records morphology and does not identify a species by itself.
- Cap Cuticle Texture Map the observed cap surface texture to its cuticle class.
- Cap Margin Striation Classifier Classify an observed cap-margin striation pattern and explain the selected term without assigning an unsupported ordinal severity score.
- Cap Shape Profile Classify a mushroom cap's longitudinal profile and return a plain-language definition of the selected mycological term.
- Cardinal Temperature Recorder Record minimum, optimum, and maximum fungal growth temperatures after validating their order; the values themselves determine whether a thermophile label is appropriate.
- Casing Moisture Calc Estimate casing layer water in milliliters as depth in millimeters times tray area in square centimeters times the field capacity fraction divided by ten.
- Chitin Assay Recorder Validate and record measured chitin as a percentage of dry weight without imposing universal bands that vary by material and assay method.
- Chlamydospore Position Record the position of chlamydospores on the hypha and whether they are present.
- Clamp Presence Detector Interpret a microscopic clamp-connection observation without treating presence or absence as proof of septation, ploidy, or taxonomic identity.
- Clarity Rater Validate and record the observed clarity or refractility of a lactophenol mount without assigning a nonstandard numeric severity score.
- Clearance Zone Rater Rate a cellulose-clearance zone using thresholds supplied for the assay protocol; category cutoffs vary with media, organism, and incubation conditions.
- Clone Area Note Generate a field note stating the area covered by a fungal genet in hectares.
- CO2 Pinning Trigger Check whether measured carbon dioxide is at or below a caller-selected fruiting threshold; CO₂ alone does not determine whether pinning should begin.
- Collarette Detector Detect whether a phialide collarette is visible and report its recorded state.
- Colonization Days Estimate Estimate grain-spawn colonization time with an explicitly supplied linear-model coefficient; actual time also depends on species, grain, inoculum distribution, temperature, and culture health.
- Conidiophore Branching Classify an observed conidiophore branching pattern and explain the selected morphological term.
- CYP51 Azole Resistance Evidence Classifier Classify reported CYP51 resistance-marker and phenotypic susceptibility evidence without treating mutation count as a resistance score. Specific variants, fungal species, azole drug, and susceptibility results determine interpretation.
- Cystidia Position Note Generate a descriptive note for the recorded position of cystidia.
- Dehiscence Classifier Classify ascus dehiscence from the reported release mode.
- Disc SDD/R Mapper Map an antifungal disc-diffusion zone using organism-, agent-, and method-specific breakpoints supplied from the applicable current standard.
- Durham Gas Detector Record whether gas is trapped in a Durham tube; this detects gas production but does not replace a separate acid or growth reading.
- Ergosterol Biomass Estimate fungal biomass from ergosterol concentration using a calibration factor supplied for the organism, matrix, extraction, and assay method.
- Ergot Alkaloid Assay Validate and record an ergot alkaloid assay concentration in parts per million without applying universal hazard bands that differ by alkaloid profile, species, animal, and jurisdiction.
- FAE Cycles Requirement Compute fan cycles per hour and compare the rate with a caller-supplied target; a fan cycle is not an air exchange unless airflow and chamber volume establish that equivalence.
- Fairy Ring Zone Type Classify an observed fairy ring zone by its vegetation and basidiocarp pattern.
- Field Guide Key Coupleta Path Resolution Step Tracker Track explicit binary field-guide couplet decisions; answers must be independently observed and terminal labels are not authenticated species identifications.
- FKS Hotspot Screen Flag an observed FKS hotspot variant for echinocandin-resistance review without treating the molecular screen as a definitive susceptibility result.
- Flush Interval Recorder Validate and record the number of elapsed days between cultivation flushes without applying species-independent timing categories.
- Fresh:Dry Ratio Compute the fresh-to-dry mass ratio of a mushroom specimen to characterize its moisture content.
- Germ Pore Position Classify a spore's observed germ-pore position and explain the selected morphological term.
- Germ Tube Flag Interpret a germ-tube observation as presumptive evidence for Candida albicans or Candida dubliniensis, not definitive species identification.
- Gill Attachment Type Classify how the lamellae attach to the stipe.
- Growth Form Classifier Validate and pass through a recorded mycelial growth form pattern.
- Guild Classifier Validate and record a fungal ecological guild without collapsing broad pathogenic or parasitic guilds into an unsupported single trophic strategy.
- Hair Perforation Classifier Classify an in vitro hair perforation test observation as positive or negative perforation.
- Hartig Net Grade Classify Hartig-net penetration depth using study-specific superficial and deep boundaries supplied for the host, fungus, and sectioning method.
- Host Pair Validator Validate the structure of a fungus-host genus pair and record whether the association has been confirmed by the caller's evidence source.
- Humidity Compliance Check measured fruiting relative humidity against caller-supplied minimum and maximum targets appropriate to the cultivated species and fruiting stage.
- Hymenophore Type Classify the spore-bearing surface of a mushroom fruiting body.
- Hyphal System Classifier Classify a hyphal system as monomitic, dimitic, or trimitic from the presence of hyphal types.
- KOH Reaction Note Generate a field-note sentence for an observed KOH spot reaction.
- Lamellae Density Recorder Validate and record a radial lamella count without applying cap-size-independent density categories.
- Latex Detector Detect whether cut flesh exudes latex and record the exudate form.
- Layer Note Generator Generate a descriptive note for a recorded culture layer observation.
- Lichen Growth Form Classify a lichen as crustose, foliose, or fruticose without assigning a universal growth rate; rates vary substantially among species and environments.
- LiP Assay Recorder Validate and record lignin-peroxidase activity in units per litre without imposing assay-independent low, moderate, or high thresholds.
- Mantle Thickness Rater Grade ectomycorrhizal mantle thickness using thin and thick boundaries supplied for the host, fungus, tissue section, and study protocol.
- Melzer Resolver Resolve a Melzer's reagent reaction code into its amyloid class.
- Micro/Macro Ratio Class Classify the dominant conidial form and compute the micro-to-macroconidia ratio.
- Morel Degree Days Accumulate morel soil degree days as positive soil temperature above the threshold times elapsed days, clamped at zero below the threshold.
- NaCl Limit Lookup Classify a maximum growth-supporting NaCl concentration using caller-supplied boundaries appropriate to the organism, medium, and incubation protocol.
- Odor Intensity Rater Rate odor intensity on a zero-to-three scale and record the level.
- Ornamentation Classifier Validate and pass through a spore ornamentation type classification.
- Oxidation Recorder Record how the flesh oxidizes when cut or exposed to air.
- pH Preference Classifier Classify an observed optimum growth pH using caller-supplied boundaries; ecological pH preference labels do not have universal numeric cutoffs.
- Pore Density Calculator Compute pores per square millimetre from a counted field of known area.
- Pseudohyphae Discriminator Validate and record whether the observed morphology is budding yeast only, pseudohyphal, or true hyphal.
- Psychrophile Checker Check whether the reported maximum growth temperature is at or below 20 °C; maximum temperature alone cannot distinguish psychrophiles from psychrotolerant organisms.
- Q Quotient Rater Calculate the dimensionless spore Q quotient as length divided by width without inferring curvature or outline from the ratio alone.
- Radial Growth Rate Calculate radial mycelial growth in millimetres per day from the change between initial and final colony radius over elapsed time.
- Reverse Pigment Note Generate a culture note describing the reverse pigment observed on Sabouraud dextrose agar.
- Rhizomorph Extension Rate Record the daily extension rate of a rhizomorph from measured extension over elapsed days.
- Rot Signature Classifier Maps a wood decay signature to brown, white, or soft rot type.
- Sclerotium Size Class Classify sclerotium diameter using caller-supplied size boundaries appropriate to the species and measurement protocol.
- Sectoring Flag Detector Flag culture sectoring when one or more distinct sectors are counted on a plate.
- Skeletal Band Rater Validate and record the observed skeletal-hypha banding state without assigning a nonstandard numeric severity score.
- Slime Mold Speed Rate slime mold migration speed in millimeters per hour from migration distance divided by elapsed whole hours.
- Spore Deposit Yield Compute the hourly spore deposit yield from a collected spore print mass over collection hours.
- Spore L/W Ratio Compute the length-to-width ratio of a spore from micrometer measurements.
- Spore Print Color Mapper Validate and record an observed spore-print color without inferring a taxonomic group from color alone.
- Sporulation Density Convert a counted spore number and field area into spores per square millimeter.
- Stand Yield Estimate Estimate total stand yield in kilograms from the number of counted patches and the mean patch yield in grams.
- Stipe Attachment Classify how the stipe attaches to the pileus.
- Supplementation Planner Calculate supplement mass as a percentage of dry substrate mass; this is a dry-substrate basis, not percentage of the final combined mixture.
- Taste Entry Checker Validate and record an existing taste observation without assigning an arbitrary numeric severity code; never taste an unidentified or potentially toxic fungus.
- Teliospore Sculpturing Classify smut teliospore surface sculpturing as echinulate, verrucose, smooth, or reticulate.
- Theoretical Ethanol Yield Expresses ethanol production as a percent of the theoretical 0.51 gram-per-gram yield.
- Urease Rapid Classifier Record a Christensen urea agar reading as rapid, slow, or negative urease activity.
- Uredinial Cycle Days Calculate the number of complete rust uredinial generations possible in a fixed thirty-day period from the days between generations.
- UV Log Reduction Calculate base-10 viable-count reduction from initial and surviving CFU/mL; the result is not normalized by UV dose because no irradiance or exposure input is supplied.
- Vesicle Tally Calculate the arithmetic mean number of observed vesicles per viewed root segment from a total count and segment count.
- Volva Presence Detector Detect whether a volva is present at the stipe base and record its form.
- Water Activity Growth Classifier Classify an observed minimum growth water activity with explicitly supplied laboratory or reference cutoffs; water-activity terminology is not governed by one universal set of numerical boundaries.
- Zonation Day Counter Estimate elapsed growth time from colony zonation rings and an experimentally established time per ring; one ring does not inherently equal one day.