MycoKey : the genus Heterosphaeria

Generic short diagnoses: Sessile, tough, dark brown to black, inoperculate discomycetes on dry, herbaceous stems; are closed from the start, but open with an irregularly torn margin.


Species example:


Heterosphaeria patella - DK: pude-læderskive
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-99.225

The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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