{"product_id":"cymatoderma-elegans","title":"Cymatoderma elegans Liquid Culture Syringe","description":"\u003cp\u003eCymatoderma elegans is one of the tropics' most sculptural fungi, a pleated, fan-shaped leather fungus, and this liquid culture makes verified living stock of it available. Out-Grow's liquid culture syringe contains live, actively growing Cymatoderma elegans mycelium in sterile nutrient solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo published study has fruited this species under controlled conditions, and that reflects research neglect, not biological impossibility: it is a wood-decay saprotroph with no host dependency. The mycelium maintains on standard media, which is all the platform an experimentalist needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Work With Cymatoderma elegans?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe appeal is twofold. As a culture, it represents a family and growth form nearly absent from collections. As a project, its dramatic pleated fruiting bodies have never been raised in cultivation, so a patient grower running hardwood substrate trials is working genuinely untouched ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking Conditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpand on MEA or PDA at 75 to 85 F, honoring its tropical wood-decay ecology. Expect steady, leathery-textured colony development. For fruiting attempts, hardwood logs or dense supplemented sawdust under high humidity are the rational starting conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Characteristics of Cymatoderma elegans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tropical wood-decay saprotroph forming large, pleated, leathery fan fruiting bodies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCulture Behavior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Steady growth on standard agar media with a characteristically tough, appressed mat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePioneer Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Never fruited in cultivation; an open target for experimental growers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaxonomy of Cymatoderma elegans:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKingdom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fungi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhylum:\u003c\/strong\u003e Basidiomycota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClass:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agaricomycetes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polyporales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Meruliaceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cymatoderma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cymatoderma elegans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStorage and Usage Tips:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStore your Cymatoderma elegans liquid culture syringe in a cool, dark location without hard chilling, and expand promptly at warm incubation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"og-internal-links\" style=\"margin-top:16px;padding:16px;background:#f7f4ef;border-top:2px solid #c8d4c4;font-family:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Libre Baskerville',serif;color:#1a2e1a;margin:0 0 10px;font-size:1.1rem;\"\u003eRelated Resources\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:6px 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cymatoderma-elegans\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eCymatoderma elegans Species Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/cymatoderma-elegans-mushroom-culture\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eCymatoderma elegans Mushroom Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/liquid-culture\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eLiquid Culture Syringes Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Out-Grow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513889394881,"sku":"OG1000CE","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/7287\/5201\/files\/cymatoderma-elegans.jpg?v=1792645088","url":"https:\/\/www.out-grow.com\/products\/cymatoderma-elegans","provider":"Out Grow","version":"1.0","type":"link"}