KEY TO TAXA OF XYLARIACEAE

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StromataQuantity of tissue
Layers
Interior
Bases
Conidium-bearing discs
Surface level (against substrate)
Orange granules surrounding ascomata
KOH pigments
Coremial remnants (pegs)
Substrates

AscomataNumber per stroma
Ostioles
Configurations

AsciApical rings

AscosporesCell number
Shapes
Ornamentation
Color

Germ SlitsGermination site morphology

PerisporesDehiscence


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