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KEY TO APHYLLOPHORALES 



Trametes. 



Receptacle sessile, corky, or coriaceous. Hyme-\ 

 nium spread over gills, which anastomose at the! ^ . 

 base, homogeneous with the substance of the pileus, \ 

 and not forming a distinct layer. Spores white 



Receptacle sessile, corky. Tubes homogeneous withj 

 the substance of the pileus, not forming a distinct 

 layer, regular, round, or oblong. Spores white, 

 rarely yellowish j 



Receptacle stipitate, or sessile, spongy, or corky.' 



Tubes homogeneous with the substance of the 



pileus, not forming a distinct layer, irregular, r Daedalea. 



sinuous, or labyrinthiform, often becoming torn, or 



toothed. Spores white. 



MERULIACEAE. 



Receptacle sessile, or resupinate, more or less gela-) 



tinous. Veins anastomosing to form irregular pores, j- Merulius. 



Spores white or coloured j 



Receptacle erect, or resupinate, waxy, firm. Veins) 7 

 radial. Spores white J 



Veins gill-j Plicatura. 

 ) (Trogia.) 



Receptacle sessile, spongy coriaceous, 

 like, crisped. Spores white 



Receptacle resupinate, waxy. Hymenium granular,! r . , 

 or smooth. Spores coloured, smooth. No cystidia J L m P 



Like Coniophora, but with cystidia Coniophorella. 



FlSTULINACEAE. 



Same characters as the family 



Fistidina. 



HYDNACEAE. 



Receptacle none. Spines simple, cylindrical, acute, "j 



seated directly on the fugacious mycelium. Spores f Mticronetta. 



white 



Receptacle simple, or branched, stipitate, sessile, j 



or dimidiate, fleshy, coriaceous, or corky. Spines^ Hydnum. 



subulate. Spores white, or coloured 



Receptacle resupinate, or reflexed, membranaceous] ,, , , 

 coriaceous. Spines subulate, apex hispid. Spores [ 7%*T* * n \ 

 white, oval, or oblong. Cystidia present. m p - p '> 



