Hymenium
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The hymenium is the fertile, spore-bearing tissue layer of many fungal fruiting bodies. It occurs in both Ascomycota and Basidiomycota, where it is made up chiefly of asci or basidia and often also co
Light microscopy of Peziza showing the hymenial layer with the ascus on the ascocarp mycelium and the ascospores can be seen within the ascus. A=Ascocarp mycelium, B=Hymenial layer, C=Ascus, D=Ascospore. Scale bar = 0.1 mm
Light micrograph of a cross section of the basidiocarp of a Boletus, showing the hymenium lining the pores
Polypore
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Polypores, also called bracket or shelf fungi, are a morphological group of basidiomycete-like gilled mushrooms and hydnoid fungi that form large fruiting bodies called conks, which are typically wood
Polypores (Ganoderma sp.) growing on a tree in Borneo
Trametes versicolor, a colorful bracket fungus, commonly known as turkey tail
A bracket fungus (Pycnoporus sp.) with a tough, woody cap
The blushing bracket showing the red bruising, which is one identification characteristic