Chroogomphus mediterraneus

Suprapellis hyphae filamentous, slender, hyaline or very faintly pigmented, strongly separated from each other by gelification and without clamp connections.

Subpellis hyphae broader, hyaline, more compacted together and with shorter cells between septa.

Caulocystidia present in the upper part of the stipe, filiform and large.

Cheilocystidia scattered, large, cylindrical-clavate, thin- to moderately thick-walled, some with slight encrusting material.

Pleurocystidia present with morphology identical to the cheilocystidia.

Basidia clavate and 4-spored.

Spores ellipsoidal to fusiform, smooth, thick-walled, with a prominent lateral apiculus and abundant internal lipid droplets.

Herbarium material available: JTP2248/24.