MycoKey : the genus Scutoscypha

Generic short diagnoses: A small, sessile, foliicolous, whitish to pale yellowish, inoperculate discomycete, initially developed under a hyphal shield, with small, apically hooked hairs.


Species example:


Scutoscypha fagi
Photo and © Jan Vesterholt
Denmark, JV03-713

The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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