MycoKey : the genus Dumontinia

Generic short diagnoses: Large, long stipitate, brown inoperculate discomycetes with a gelatinous matrix in the outer excipulum, arising from tuberoid sclerotia among rhizomes of Anemone.


Species example:


Dumontinia tuberosa - DK: anemone-knoldskive UK: Anemone Cup
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-95.038

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