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Pseudohydnum

Notes

A member of the Tremellales (the Order characterised by cruciately septate basidia, each sterigma having its own cell). The translucent pale-grey fruiting bodies have a sterile stipe and flattened fertile area at the apex, the fertile surface facing downwards and covered by spines. Gelatinous in texture. Saprobic on wood.
One species in New Zealand.

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 Pseudohydnum gelatinosum