colonies

Size of colonies correlates to some species

Punctiform

Very small dots

Punctiform

Round colonies with even borders

Circular (Borders)

Fibrous looking, with stringy extensions

Filamentous (Borders)

Extending unevenly from the center with asymmetrical borders

Irregular (Borders)

Border of colony appears to extend out in lobes

Loboid (Borders)

The border of the colony appears to extend out like tree roots

Rhizoid (Borders)

Colony seems even with the surface of the agar

Flat (Elevation)

Colony appears as a mound on the agar

Raised (Elevation)

Slightly raised in the center

Umbonate (Elevation)

Depressed into the agar

Pitted or concave (Elevation)

Colony appears shiny and moist

Shiny or Wet (Texture)

Colony appears covered with mucous

Mucoid (Texture)

Colony appears dry and sometimes folded

Dry (Texture)

Colony is solid, an object behind the colony cannot be seen

Opaque (Texture)

A colony that appears to allow you to see through it

Translucent (Texture)

Size of colonies correlates to some species

Punctiform

Colonies with a diameter of 1-2 mm

Small

Colonies ranging over 8 mm

Large colonies

Round colonies with even borders

Circular

Fibrous looking, with stringy extensions

Filamentous

Extending unevenly from the center with asymmetrical borders

Irregular

Border appears to extend out in lobes

Loboid

Border appears to extend out like tree roots

Rhizoid

Colony shaped long and thin like a spindle

Spindle

Colony is even with the surface of the agar

Flat

Colony appears as a mound on the agar

Raised

Colony slightly raised in the center

Umbonate

Colony depressed into the agar

Pitted or concave

Colony appears shiny and moist

Shiny or Wet

Colony appears covered with mucous

Mucoid

Colony appears dry and sometimes folded

Dry

Colony is solid, an object behind cannot be seen

Opaque

Colony allows partial visibility through it

Translucent

Colonies with characteristic colors like orange, yellow, white, pink, black, red

Colored Colonies

Colony appears clear like glass or a drop of water

Translucent