MycoKey : the species Pachyella violaceonigra

Generic short diagnoses: Medium sized, ± disc-shaped, brown to black operculate discomycetes with amyloid asci and gelatinous outer tissue (textura angularis/globulosa). On substrates soaked by water, mainly on wood.


Pachyella violaceonigra - UK: Midnight Disco

Pachyella violaceonigra , Midnight Disco
Illustration and © Hans-Otto Baral
HB 7547

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