MycoKey : the genus Tyromyces

Generic short diagnoses: Soft-fleshed, white-rotting, pileate polypores with thin-walled, inamyloid, small spores.


Species example:


Tyromyces kmetii
Photo and © Heikki Kotiranta
Finland, 16.8.1997

The picture originates from the interactive internet version of MycoKey.
Here you will also find a larger picture along with a detailed generic description. The picture is also present on the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.

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