Pezizales

Tarzettaceae

Tarzettaceae Ekanayaka, K.D. Hyde, Q. Zhao and E.B.G. Jones, fam. nov.

Index Fungorum number: IF554124; Facesoffungi number: FoF 04265
Ascomata apothecial or truffle-like, apothecia epigeous, cupulate, truffles hypogeous, bladder-like. Ectal excipulum when present composed of globose cells. Medullary excipulum when present composed of cells of textura intricate. Asci operculate to sub-operculate or indehiscence, amyloid or non-amyloid, cylindrical, 8-spored. Ascospores globose to ellipsoid, guttulate. Paraphyses filiform, septate, branched when present.
Type: Tarzetta cupularis (L.) Svrcˇek, Cˇ eska´ Mykol. 35(2): 88 (1981)

 

Recent Genus

Rutstroemia
Xeropilidium
Ionomidotis

Recent Species

Encoelia furfuracea
Rutstroemia tiliacea
Xeropilidium dennisii