Ofella
Ofella V. Spirin & V. Malysheva, in Spirin et al., Nordic Journal of Botany 37: 18 (2019)
Etymology: Ofella (Lat., noun) – a tiny piece.
Diagnosis: Basidiocarps effused, continuous, smooth or slightly tuberculate, gelatinous, thin. Hyphal structure monomitic; hyphae clamped. Cystidia occasionally present, embedded; hyphidia present. Basidia 4-celled, 8–10.5 × 7.5–10 μm, pedunculate. Basidiospores hyaline, thin-walled, ellipsoid or broadly ellipsoid to subglobose, 5–8 × 4–5 μm. On rotten wood of coniferous trees.
Index Fungorum number: IF829023
Type species: Ofella glaira (Lloyd) V. Spirin & V. Malysheva, in Spirin et al., Nordic Journal of Botany 37: 18 (2019)
Reference:
Spirin V, Malysheva V, Roberts P, Trichies G, Savchenko A, Larsson KH. 2019. A convolute diversity of the Auriculariales (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) with sphaeropedunculate basidia. Nordic Journal of Botany. 37: 1–26
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