| Generic short diagnoses: Fairly tough, olive to brown or blackish, inoperculate discomycetes on wood and woody stems, with fairly large, ellipsoid, at maturity brown, non-septate spores. |
Species example: |
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 Velutarina rufoolivacea - ascus, ascus bases, paraphyses, ascus tops† (lugol), spores (isome germinating) |
Photo and © Hans-Otto Baral Germany, HB 3148 |
The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
Here you will also find a larger picture along with a detailed generic description, references and an interactive, synoptical key to genera.