| 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: |
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 Heterosphaeria patella - DK: pude-læderskive - Fruit-body, paraphyses*, ascus top† (lugol), spores* |
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The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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