| 1. Lamellar edge concolorous with the
sides of the lamellae or paler to whitish |
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2. Cheilocystidia covered with excrescences
which are more or less branched, curved, tortuous or
irregularly shaped, and usually fairly long |
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3. Basidiomata with purplish violet, bluish
grey or vinaceous brown colours. Growing on the bark
of various deciduous trees. |
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4. Pileus at first purplish
violet to vinaceous brown, then brownish. Terminal cells
of the hyphae of the cortical layer of the stipe slender,
(22-)32 - 80 µm long:. M.
meliigena |
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4. Pileus pale or dark bluish grey, with
age paler or darker grey-brown. Terminal cells of the
hyphae of the cortical layer of the stipe stubby, 18
- 32 µm long:....... M.
pseudocorticola |
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3. Basidiomata without purplish violet,
bluish grey or vinaceous brown colours. Growing on the
bark of coniferous trees |
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5. Pileus greyish ochraceous, brown at
the centre. Hyphae of the stipitipellis smooth. Found
growing mainly on the bark of Cupressus sempervirens:...................
M. cupressina |
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5. Pileus pale brown or yellowish brown.
Hyphae of the stipitipellis diverticulate. Growing on
the bark of Juniperus communis:...........................................
. M. juniperina |
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2. Cheilocystidia covered with mostly
unbranched, fairly short,cylindrical excrescences: |
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6. Pileus hemispherical to plano-convex,
dark brown, sepia brown, turning pale grey-brown with
age. Hyphae of the pileipellis not forming coralloid
masses:...................................................
M. supina |
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6. Pileus conical with small papilla,
white. Hyphae of the pileipellis tending to form dense
coralloid masses:............... M. conicoalba |
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6. Pileus hemispherical to convex, greyish
ochraceous. Hyphae of the cortical layer of the stipe
smooth:......................... M. cupressina |
| 1. Lamellae whitish with faintly pinkish
brown edge:................. M. venustula |
