MycoKey : the genus Tremella

Generic short diagnoses: Strongly gelatinous, variously folded and coloured or ± internal mycoparasitic gelly fungi with (1-)2-4-spored, longitudinally divided phragmobasidia, producing globose to ellipsoid, repetitive spores.


Species example:


Tremella foliacea - DK: kruset bævresvamp UK: Leafy Brain - growing on Stereum sp.
Photo and © Thomas Læssøe
Denmark, 30.X.2000

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