Licea nemotatarica, Sadykov & Potapov, 2024

Sadykov, Ruslan E. & Potapov, Kim O., 2024, Licea nemotatarica sp. nov. - a corticolous myxomycete from northern nemoral border of Eastern European boreal ecotone, Phytotaxa 668 (1), pp. 108-116 : 114

Key to Licea nemotatarica within its functional morphological group following keys of Poulain et al. (2011)

– Licea , sporocarps sessile

–Peridium thick, double, dehiscent along performed lines into plates, spores light, smooth

1. Outer peridium with a pattern of granular inclusions.........................................................................................................................2

1. Outer peridium without inclusions .....................................................................................................................................................4

2. Pattern – tubercle on each plate..................................................................................................................................... L. tuberculata

2. Pattern – elongate relief furrows ........................................................................................................................................................3

3. Spores 8–10 µm, dehiscence line with undulating outgrothws ................................................................................. L. nemotatarica

3. Spores 13–16 µm, dehiscence line with ellipsoidal zip-like outgrowths ............................................................... L. nigromarginata

4. Spores golden in mass, 14–17 µm........................................................................................................................................ L. mariae

4. Spores light brown in mass, 10–12 µm ............................................................................................................................. L. castanea