Contributions toward a monograph of the genus Crepidotus

Abstract

This is the first monographic study on the genus Crepidotus. Among the taxonomic characters of importance in this group, are cited the irregularities of the episporium, the type of septation of the hyphae (with or without buckles), the relative shape of the spores and their capacity for gelatinization and the pigmentation of the stroma (crystallizable pigments or not). The author presents the description of the Crepidotus species known so far, based on the study of the types. He further describes two new species and includes in his work a key to the genus.