MycoKey : the genus Tarzetta

Generic short diagnoses: Small to medium sized, mostly cup-shaped, buffish operculate discomycetes with floccose outside and ellipsoid to fusiform, biguttulate, smooth spores. On soil, ectomycorrhizal.


Species example:


Tarzetta cupularis - UK: Toothed Cup
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-02.001

The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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