MycoKey : the genus Hymenoscyphus

Generic short diagnoses: Narrowly attached to long stipitate, rather fragile, whitish or brightly coloured, inoperculate discomycetes on various substrates, mostly with fairly large, aseptate spores.


Species example:


Hymenoscyphus fructigenus - DK: frugt-stilkskive UK: Nut Disco - Paraphyses†, asci†, paraphyses*, spores*, exipulum
Photo and © Hans-Otto Baral
Germany, HB 987

The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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