| Generic short diagnoses: Embedded or erumpent, grey to brown, inoperculate discomycetes on monocots or clubmosses, with 1-3-septate spores and a dark brown textura globulosa. |
Species example: |
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 Niptera melatephroides - fruit-bodies, ascus, paraphyses, ascus tops†(lugol), spores* |
Photo and © Hans-Otto Baral France, HB 3241 |
The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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