| Generic short diagnoses: A small, sessile, ± firm, red to reddish brown or blackish, inoperculate discomycete on buff to reddish subiculum on hardwood, with ellipsoid to clavate, aseptate spores. |
Species example: |
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 Patinellaria sanguinea - asci and paraphyses, spores, ascus bases, ascus top† (lugol) |
Photo and © Hans-Otto Baral France, HB 4011 |
The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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