The Families of Mushrooms and Toadstools Represented in the British Isles
The Families of Mushrooms and Toadstools Represented in the British Isles | |
Morphology. The fruit-bodies producing basidia and basidiospores; gelatinous and somewhat translucent when moist (?). The basidia ‘modified’; transversely septate (“auricularioid”).
The hyphae with clamp connections. The hyphal walls lamellate, with a thin, electron-dense outer layer and a relatively thick, electron-transparent inner layer. The hyphae with dolipore septa (but these without parenthesomes).
British representation. 1 species in Britain; Phragmoxenidium.
World representation. 1 species; genera 1. Europe.
Classification. Basidiomycota; Basidiomycetes; Tremellomycetidae; Tremellales.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2008 onwards. The families of mushrooms and toadstools represented in the British Isles. Version: 19th February 2011. http://delta-intkey.com’.