Naematelia, Fries, 1818

Thomas, Anjitha & Kumar, T. K. Arun, 2024, A new species of Naematelia (Tremellales, Basidiomycota) from India, Phytotaxa 646 (1), pp. 58-66 : 64

Key to the species of Naematelia sensu Liu et al. (2015)

1a. Basidiocarp foliose .............................................................................................................................................................................2

1b. Basidiocarp cerebriform .....................................................................................................................................................................3

2a. Basidiocarp hazel brown to reddish cream. Conidiogenous cells are produced from swollen cells, or occasionally from sterile basidia. Basidiospores 6–9 × 5–7.5 µm......................................................................................................................... N. microspora

2b. Basidiocarp yellow to bright orange. Conidiogenous cells are produced from the end or middle of hyphae. Basidiospores 7–12 × 6–9 µm............................................................................................................................................................................... N. aurantia

3a. Basidia capitate, 16–32 × 10–20 µm, basidiospores 10–14 × 9–12.5 µm.................................................................... N. aurantialba

3b. Basidia globose, 11–23 × 8–16 µm, basidiospores 6–11 × 5–10 µm.................................................................................................4

4a. Growing on Stereum sanguinolentum , presence of whitish host hyphae as solid core in the interior region of basidiocarp .............. ......................................................................................................................................................................................... N. encephala

4b. Growing on Stereum species, presence of whitish host hyphae, partially hollow in the interior region of basidiocarp, basidiospores 6–9 × 5–7 µm ........................................................................................................................................................... N. encephaloidea