| Generic short diagnoses: Sessile, inoperculate discomycetes on wood or litter originating from trees, often seated on an arachnoid subiculum, with cylindrical to narrowing, septate hairs and in most species with septate spores. |
Species example: |
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 Arachnopeziza aurelia - DK: flamme-spindskive - Frb., asci and paraphyses, ascus tops† (lugol), spores, hairs. |
Photo and © Hans-Otto Baral Germany, HB 597 |
The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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