{"product_id":"xylaria-poitei","title":"Dead Mans Toes (Xylaria poitei) Liquid Culture Syringe","description":"\u003cp\u003eDead Mans Toes (Xylaria poitei) is a robust tropical member of the flask fungi, thick, dark, and unmistakable, and this liquid culture delivers verified living stock. Out-Grow's liquid culture syringe contains live, actively growing Xylaria poitei mycelium in sterile nutrient solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundational culture work on this species dates to Rogers and Callan (1986), aimed at identification and life cycle rather than production, and no fruiting protocol has followed since. The genus, meanwhile, has become a hotbed for secondary metabolite and materials research, which is exactly where a maintained X. poitei culture earns its keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Work With Dead Mans Toes?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXylaria is one of the most chemically productive genera in the fungal kingdom, generating novel antimicrobials and cytotoxic compounds across nearly every species screened. X. poitei stock offers metabolite hunters an under-screened tropical species, and offers collectors one of the most evocatively named fungi in existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking Conditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpand on MEA or PDA at 75 to 82 F. Xylaria cultures typically develop white margins that darken toward charcoal with age, often with visible dark stromatal tissue in mature plates. Liquid fermentation on malt-based broth follows standard practice for the genus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Characteristics of Dead Mans Toes (Xylaria poitei):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tropical saprotroph on dead hardwood, fruiting as thick, dark, finger-like stromata.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCulture Behavior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Classic Xylaria plate habit: white advancing margin maturing to dark stromatal tissue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResearch Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e An under-screened species in a genus renowned for novel secondary metabolites.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaxonomy of Dead Mans Toes (Xylaria poitei):\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 Ascomycota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClass:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sordariomycetes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder:\u003c\/strong\u003e Xylariales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Xylariaceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Xylaria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies:\u003c\/strong\u003e Xylaria poitei\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStorage and Usage Tips:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStore your Dead Mans Toes liquid culture syringe in a cool, dark location and expand promptly. Darkened mature cultures remain viable, but transfers are strongest from the pale advancing margin.\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\/xylaria-poitei\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eDead Mans Toes (Xylaria poitei) Species Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/xylaria-poitei-mushroom-culture\" style=\"color:#4a6e42;text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eDead Mans Toes (Xylaria poitei) 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":50513889460417,"sku":"OG1000XP","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/7287\/5201\/files\/xylaria-poitei.jpg?v=1792645159","url":"https:\/\/www.out-grow.com\/products\/xylaria-poitei","provider":"Out Grow","version":"1.0","type":"link"}