Calonema

Zhang, Bo & Li, Yu, 2015, A new record of the genus Calonema, with the new species Calonema gansuence from China, Phytotaxa 212 (2), pp. 169-172 : 170

Key to Species of Calonema

1. Spores warted.....................................................................................................................................................................................2

1*. Spores reticulate.................................................................................................................................................................................4

2(1) Sporocarps stalked..............................................................................................................................................................................3

2*(1) Sporocarps sessile........................................................................................................................................................... C. gansuence

3(2) Sporocarps 0.3–0.8 mm, yellow, capillitium decotated with warts, spines and scattered toothed structures ................ C. dissipatum

3*(2) Sporocarps 0.5–1.4 mm, red to light red, capillitium ornamented with spiral-like structures or half rings....................... C. foliicola

4(1*) Spores bearing a usually complete reticulum.....................................................................................................................................5

4*(1*) Spores bearing reticulations arranged in small distant groups ................................................................................... C. cornuvioides

5(4) Peridium marked by dense branching veins, spores 10–15 μm in diam. including the border........................................... C. aureum

5*(4) Peridium smooth, the spores 16–18 μm in diam. including the border............................................................................. C. geesinkii