MycoKey : the genus Hyphodiscus

Generic short diagnoses: Sessile to stipitate, lignicolous, fungicolous or litter inhabiting, inoperculate discomycetes with short, apically grannulate hairs and a gelatinous textura prismatica to a textura oblita.


Species example:


Hyphodiscus hymeniophilus - fruit-body, margin, spores*, hairs*, ascus tops† (lugol), asci and paraphyses*
Photo and © Hans-Otto Baral
Germany, HB 6622

The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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