Meruliopsis taxicola

Completely resupinate fruiting body developing on decaying coniferous wood on the ground, especially pine wood, with a surface of small reddish-pink pores (2–4 pores per mm) and a whitish growing margin.

Monomitic hyphal system, with generative hyphae only, hyaline, thin- to slightly thick-walled, 3–6 µm wide, with abundant coarse brownish encrustations, septate, with simple septa.

Cystidioles abundant in the hymenium, fusiform to lanceolate, thin-walled, measuring 30–35 µm long by 4–6 µm wide, projecting considerably above the basidial level.

Basidia cylindrical-clavate, 14–20 µm long by 3–4.5 µm wide, without basal clamps, 4-spored.

Spores allantoid, smooth, hyaline, thin-walled, small, measuring 3.5–5 µm long by 1.2–2 µm wide, with two lipid guttules inside (one at each pole), inamyloid in Melzer's reagent.

Herbarium material available: JTP2506/25.