Genus Dipodomyces Thaxt.

MB#1633

Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 16: 267 (Thaxter 1931). –

Type species: D. monstruosus Thaxt.

Brief description

Monoecious. Receptacle two- or three-celled. Dipodomyces monstruosus has a two-celled receptacle, showing an abnormal thallus development and a very unusual thallus structure (Tavares 1985). Dipodomyces phloeocharidis has a normal structure and will be discussed hereafter.

Remarks

The genus consists of two species, the European D. phloeocharidis and the type D. monstruosus Thaxt. from Cameroon.