MycoKey : the genus Ciboria

Generic short diagnoses: Stipitate, ± brown discomycetes on stromatized host tissue, with ± ellipsoid spores and a thin-walled textura globulosa.


Species example:


Ciboria betulae - DK: birkefrø-knoldskive - closeup of apothecoa ejecting spores
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-00.019

The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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