MycoKey : the genus Urnula

Generic short diagnoses: Large, dark brown to black, vernal operculate discomycetes with deep apothecia with dark, felty outside and with large, ellipsoid spores. On buried wood and soil.


Species example:


Urnula hiemalis
Photo and © Roy Kristiansen
Norway

The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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