| Generic short diagnoses: Immersed discomycetes in needles of Cupressaceae, opening by teeth or by shedding of a lid to expose olive brown to blackish brown discs; with brown, ellipsoid to ovoid spores with an asymmetric septum. |
Species example: |
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 Didymascella thujina |
Photo and © A. Stensvand, Norwegian Crop Research Institute |
The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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