MycoKey : the genus Melastiza

Generic short diagnoses: Small, reddish-orange apothecia with brownish, adpressed, thick-walled hairs and ± reticulate, aguttulate spores. Mainly on soil.


Species example:


Melastiza cornubiensis - DK: mørkrandet rødbæger - closeup of "hairy" margin and protruding asci
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-06.257

The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
Here you will also find a larger picture along with a detailed generic description, references and an interactive, synoptical key to genera.

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