Fig. 1

Fruiting body development of C. aegerita. Samples were grown at 24 °C in the dark in crystallizing dishes containing 16 mL 1.5% MEA medium and were sealed with Parafilm™. Ten days after inoculation, the Parafilm™ was removed and samples were transferred to a climate chamber (24 °C, 95% rH, 12/12 h day/night rhythm) and cultured for further 18 days. Blue circles indicate examples of FB samples harvested at the designated stage. yM: young (uninduced) mycelium (day 10 post inoculation, p.i.); M: fruiting-primed mycelium (day 14 p.i.); P: primordia (day 18 p.i.); iFB: immature fruiting bodies (day 20 p.i.); pmFB: premature fruiting bodies (day 22 p.i.); S: sporulating mature FB (day 24 p.i.); PS: post sporulation (day 28 p.i.)