| Generic short diagnoses: Sessile to short stipitate, mostly lignicolous, typically whitish to subtranslucent, inoperculate discomycetes with cylindrical, acute, urticoid or lageniform, hyaline, mostly aseptate, smooth or apically warted hairs. |

| Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark, JHP-99.144 |  Hairs, ascus top† (mlz), asci and paraphyses*, spores* | Illustration and © Hans-Otto Baral Germany, HB 6117 |
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