MycoKey : the genus Disciotis

Generic short diagnoses: A large, brown, wrinkled, thick-fleshed, brittle operculate discomycete with a strong smell of chlorine. On soil.


Species example:


Disciotis venosa - DK: klor-bægermorkel UK: Bleach Cup
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, 5.5.1991

The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
Here you will also find a larger picture along with a detailed generic description, references and an interactive, synoptical key to genera.

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