MycoKey : the genus Herpobasidium

Generic short diagnoses: Parasites on ferns with auricularioid basidia produced in cottony spots and with coiled haustoria.


Species example:


Herpobasidium filicinum - DK: bregneklat - Dried specimen
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-01.451

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