Skeletocutis carneogrisea

On decaying wood or bark of conifers on the ground, with effused-reflexed basidiomes; pilei up to 2 cm across, white to pale brown finely tomentose surface with a white cottony margin; 4 to 6 angular pores per mm, pale cream with pinkish flushes, and concolorous tubes up to 1 mm long.

Hyphal system dimitic, with very abundant thick-walled skeletal hyphae in the trama, 3 to 5 µm wide, without septa; and hyaline generative hyphae, thick-walled, 2 to 4 µm wide, often heavily encrusted, septate and clamped.

Cystidia absent, but abundant fusiform cystidioles present, hyaline, thin-walled, unencrusted, 9 to 14 µm long and 3 to 5 µm wide, with basal clamp connections.

Basidia clavate, 10 to 15 µm long, 4 to 5.5 µm wide, with basal clamp connections and four-spored.

Spores allantoid, smooth, hyaline, thin-walled, 3.5 to 5.5 µm long, 0.9 to 1.3 µm wide, containing small oil droplets inside, and inamyloid in Melzer's reagent.

Herbarium material available: JTP2710/25.