Didn't do anything for months on end. What could it be? A visitor from Aberystwyth University kindly took a sample for DNA analysis. It eventually fruited and was clearly an earthstar. But what type?
Well, Gareth Griffiths from Aber Uni has kindly sent me the fiual analysis - just the common Geatrum triplex it turns out. And here's the coding to prove it!!
TTGAACGCATCTTGCGCTCCTTGGTATTCCGAGGAGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGTCGTGAATAACTCTCAATTTCAAATATTTTAGAATATCTGACATTGGACTTGGGCGTTGTCGTGTTTCTACGACTCGTCCTAAATGCATTAGCGATCTGCCCTGATCACACACAATGTGATAAGTAAAAAATAAAGCATTGTTATGGTTGGGTTTGAAAGATGGCTTCTAATCGTCGTAATGACAAATAAAAGACCATGTCGTTTGACCTCAAATCAGGCAGGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGCATATCAATAAGCGGAGGAAAAGAAACTAACAAGGATTCCCCTAGTAACGGCGAGTGAAGAGGGAAAAGCTCAAATTTAAAATCTGGCGGTCTACGGCCGTCCGAGTTGTAATCTAGAGAAGTGTTTTCCGCGCTGGACCGTGTACAAGTCCTTTGGAACAAGGCGTCATAGAGGGTGAGAATCCCGTCTACGACACGGACTGCCAAGCGCTTTGTGATACACTCTCAACGAGTCGAGTTGTTTGGGAATGCAGCTCAAAATGGGTGGTAAATTCCATCTAAAGCTAAATATTGGCGAAAGACCGATAGCGAACAAGTACCGTGAGGGAAAGATGAAAAGCACTTTGGAAAGAGAGTTAAACAGTACGTGAAATTGTTGAAAGGGAAACGCTTGAAGTCAGTCGCGTCTTCAGAAATTCAGCTAGGCTTCTGCCTAATGTACTTTTCTGTGGGACGGGCCAACATCATTTTTGGCTGCCAAAAAAAGGTCGGAGGAAGGTGGCCCCTCCGGGTGTG
Yup! checked the coding just now - seems OK to me!
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Thanks Bruce. I did get one to develop but it did not look 'typical' G triplex although this seemed to be the consensus with those I asked. Good to know it WAS this species.
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