MycoKey : the genus Bryoscyphus

Generic short diagnoses: Narrowly attached to stipitate, rather fragile, whitish to buffish, inoperculate discomycetes on bryophytes or liverworts, with fairly large, often ± rhombic spores.


Species example:


Bryoscyphus dicrani - DK: bladmos-stilkskive - Fruit-body, ascus top† (lugol), ascus base*, spores*
Photo and © Hans-Otto Baral
Germany, HB 6002

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