MycoKey : the genus Microscypha

Generic short diagnoses: Small, sessile to short stipitate, inoperculate discomycetes inhabiting leaves of various kinds, chacterized by ± cylindrical hairs, cylindrical paraphyses and often greyish or brownish colours.


Species example:


Microscypha monticola
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-06.094

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