Hyphodontia tetraspora

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Synonyms:

= H. efibulata f. tetraspora Rattan 1977, Bibl. Mycol. 60: 335.

Holotype: India, Himalach Pradesh, Jaggat Sukh, Kulu, leg. S.S. Rattan, 14.09.1971, No. 4354, Herbarium K.

Isotype: PAN, BPI, TENN, DAOM.

Macromorphology:

Micromorphology:

Spores:

3-5 x 2-2.5 µm, ellipsoid, thin-walled, smooth, inamyloid, without droplets (herbarium specimens).

Basidia:

12-15 x 3.5-4.5 µm, clavate up to suburniform with one constriction each, without basal clamps, basidia mature simultaneous.

Sterigmata:

Four.

Cystidia:

Tubular tramacystidia, 4.5-7 µm in diameter, up to ca. 125 µm long, basal thick-walled (up to 1 µm), apical thin-walled and slightly incrusted with crystalin exsudat. They arise from the subiculum.

Clamps:

All septa without clamps.

Hyphae:

Hyphal system monomitic. Basal and subicular hyphae 3-5 µm in diameter, slightly thick-walled (up to 0.5 µm). Hyphal branching in the subiculum by subseptal outgrowing of the hyphae in an angle of ca. 45°, loosely branched. Hyphae of the subhymenium 3-4 µm in diameter, thin-walled, densely hyphal ramification.

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Biogeography:

Remarks:

Basidia four spored
  Spores ellipsoid........H. tetraspora
  Spores subglobose.......H. subglobosa
Basidia two spored........H. efibulata

Herbarium specimens:

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