Elaiopezia Van Vooren

MycoBank number: MB 835808; Index Fungorum number: IF 835808; Facesoffungi number: FoF14397;

Type-species: Galactinia polaripapulata J. Moravec.

Etymology: From the ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía) meaning “olive” and πέζις (pezis) meaning “fungus without stipe”.

Description: Ascomata epigeous, discoid or slightly cupulate, small-sized, olive, yellowish or brown with distinct olivaceous tinges. Flesh without latex. Asci operculate, 8-spored; ascus wall diffusely amyloid (W type). Paraphyses containing a yellow, yellow-ochre or olivaceous pigment, sometimes also with an external pigment at the top. Ectal excipulum of textura globulosa with small to medium- sized cells. Ascospores eguttulate, sometimes containing small gran- ules or drops in young state, smooth or ornamented. Species saprobic.

Species

  • Galactinia polaripapulata