MycoKey : the genus Protounguicularia

Generic short diagnoses: Sessile, pale coloured, inoperculate discomycetes on hardwood, characterized by hairs, where the tips are solid and glassy, dextrinoid and retaining their glassiness in KOH.


Species example:


"Protounguicularia" transiens
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-00.100

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