Use this mycology utility to record or consistently classify a stated fungal morphology, culture, ecology, assay, cultivation, or microscopy observation for later expert review.

Hartig net depth (µm)

Required number input.

Superficial maximum (µm)

Required number input.

Deep minimum (µm)

Required number input.

Classify Hartig-net penetration depth using study-specific superficial and deep boundaries supplied for the host, fungus, and sectioning method. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.^[1]

Hartig net grade

The resulting hartig net grade returned as a string.

• Fungal identification and susceptibility interpretation depend on specimen quality, developmental stage, medium, temperature, microscopy, molecular evidence, validated breakpoints, and taxonomic context. Pattern-based output is not an edibility, toxicity, infection, or treatment determination.
• Use finite inputs in the displayed units and preserve more precision than the final presentation requires. Independently verify safety-critical, financial, compliance, or production decisions.

Preserve images, specimen and culture metadata, method and reference standard, use multiple characters or molecular confirmation, and refer clinical or poisoning questions to qualified services.

• Mantle Thickness Rater

  Grade ectomycorrhizal mantle thickness using thin and thick boundaries supplied for the host, fungus, tissue section, and study protocol.

• pH Preference Classifier

  Classify an observed optimum growth pH using caller-supplied boundaries; ecological pH preference labels do not have universal numeric cutoffs.

• 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.