TABLE 2 in A new species of Tulostoma genus from Siberia

TABLE 2. Micromorphological comparison among Tulostoma morenoi and related species. SpeciesSpore size (μm), without ornamentationSpore ornamentationWarts/SpinesNumber of warts or spines on visible side of sporeAnastomoses, ribs (in SEM)T. morenoi5.6–9.2verrucoselarge warts, irregularly shaped, without pyramidal spines, with small warts between large warts6–7ridge-like anastomoses at the base of the warts may be presentT. lysocephalum5.6–6.6large verrucoselarge warts in the form of pyramidal spines5–6slightly anastomoses at the base of the spines, and ribs at the base of spore may be presentT. kotlabae4–4.5large verrucoselarge warts in the form of pyramidal spines4–5anastomoses at the base of the spines and ribs absentT. melanocyclum4.6–6verrucose-echinatelarge spines in groups with connected tips4–5 groupsspines coalesce to pyramidal groups and ribsT. calcareum4.0–6.0verrucose-echinatelarge spines in groups with connected tips4–5 groupsspines coalesce to pyramidal groups and ribs