| Generic short diagnoses: Cushion-shaped, whitish, downy discomycetes on pyrenomycetes (or wood) or lichens with protruding, apically richly brached paraphyses and large, finally 3-septate spores. |
Species example: |
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 Polydesmia pruinosa - DK: dunskive - habitat |
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark, JHP-06.319 |
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.